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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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

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...

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...

The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could...

The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could...

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...

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except...

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except...

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

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...

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

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 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...