The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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

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

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...

It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

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.

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 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 certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.