An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.

Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his...

When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in...

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in...

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little...

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate...

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate...

If you liked a book, don't meet the author

If you liked a book, don't meet the author

If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood,...

If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood,...

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical...

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical...

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

Television is just one more facet of that considerable segment of our society that never...

Television is just one more facet of that considerable segment of our society that never...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right...

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right...

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short...

Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short...

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.