When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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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...

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.

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 guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

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 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...

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

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

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us...

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us...

The more you reason the less you create

The more you reason the less you create

A really good detective never gets married.

A really good detective never gets married.

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...

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,...

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

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

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 streets were dark with something more than night.

The streets were dark with something more than night.

The more you reason the less you create.

The more you reason the less you create.

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...

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...

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of...

Our writers are full of cliches just as old barns are full of bats. There...

Our writers are full of cliches just as old barns are full of bats. There...