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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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...

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant...

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant...

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

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

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.

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

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

The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could...

The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could...

Its idea of ''production value'' is spending a million dollars dressing up a story that...

Its idea of ''production value'' is spending a million dollars dressing up a story that...

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...

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except...

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are...

The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are...