I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and...

I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

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 challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

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...

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...

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 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.

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

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

I certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

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...

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 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...

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 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...

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Law is an ass, an idiot.

It is important to remember that whereas justice has grandeur not devolving from the simian...

It is important to remember that whereas justice has grandeur not devolving from the simian...