The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of that little out and still preserve an effect of leisure and natural movement.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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...

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

I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes.

I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

Be happy when God answers your prayer. But be more thankful when God makes you...

Be happy when God answers your prayer. But be more thankful when God makes you...

Inspiration is God making contact with itself.

Inspiration is God making contact with itself.