The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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

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

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...

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

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

I certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

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...

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

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...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought...

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.

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...

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 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 streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

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...