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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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...

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...

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third...

Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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.