The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in a sense writing for publication.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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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...

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.

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...

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,...

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

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,...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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.