It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is more than one way to conquer a country.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd...

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

I certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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

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