Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought to have had your brakes relined last week before you smashed a front end this week. Common sense is the Monday morning quarterback who could…

Quote by Raymond Chandler

Topics: Money Quotes

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...

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.

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...

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

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

The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he...

The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he...

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

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

At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed,...

At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed,...

She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled...

She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled...

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...

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...

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...

From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away...

From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away...

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

Our writers are full of cliches just as old barns are full of bats. There...

Our writers are full of cliches just as old barns are full of bats. There...