I regard psychiatry as fifty percent bunk, thirty percent fraud, ten percent parrot talk, and the remaining ten percent just a fancy lingo for the common sense we have had for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years, if we ever…

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

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...

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...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

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 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...

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...

A woman must have money and room of her own if she is to write...

A woman must have money and room of her own if she is to write...

Be careful about lending a friend money. It may damage her memory.

Be careful about lending a friend money. It may damage her memory.