Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us behave as though we were dead already.

Quote by Raymond Chandler

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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...

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...

It is not a fragrant world.

It is not a fragrant world.

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...

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.

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant...

It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant...

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...

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.

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...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of...

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...

I certainly admire people who do things.

I certainly admire people who do things.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift...

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift...