From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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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...

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 certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

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

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

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...

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 flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

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...

It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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 overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose idealism even...

The overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose idealism even...

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay...

When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay...

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...