She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled fawn and it jerked away from me.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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...

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...

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...

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate...

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate...

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

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...

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...

I certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

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.

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...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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

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