Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third...

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third...

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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 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.

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...

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

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...

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...