At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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

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

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to...

However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to...

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd...

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd...

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...

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh...

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh...

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

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

So by all means let's have a television show quick and long, even if the...

So by all means let's have a television show quick and long, even if the...

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us...

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us...

I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes.

I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes.

It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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...

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

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

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...

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an...

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an...

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...

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...

The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a...

The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a...

Writing is a job. A drunk writer is about as useful as a drunk surgeon....

Writing is a job. A drunk writer is about as useful as a drunk surgeon....