I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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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...

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 streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

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

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

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...

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

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

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 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.

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical...

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical...

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

We are the movies and the movies are us

We are the movies and the movies are us

The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be screwed by the weather.

The moral of filmmaking in Britain is that you will be screwed by the weather.

In Paris, when the picture came out [Casablanca] they weren't too pleased with it. They...

In Paris, when the picture came out [Casablanca] they weren't too pleased with it. They...