Best Dashiell Hammett Quotes
- When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it. It doesn't make any difference what you thought of him. He was… All
- I don t mind a reasonable amount of trouble. Amount
- He looked rather pleasantly, like a blonde satan. Blonde
- ...What disturbed him was the discovery that in sensibly ordering his affairs he had got out of step, and not into step, with Life. Affair
- Nora said: 'I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people. Fascinating
- I haven't laughed so much over anything since the hogs ate my kid brother. Anything Since
- Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter? Cairo
- He felt like somebody had taken the lid off life and let him see the works. Felt
- I once knew a man who stole a Ferris Wheel... Ferris
- The face she made at me was probably meant for a smile. Whatever it was, it beat me. I was afraid she'd do it again,… Afraid
- The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. Cheaper
- Nick: "Don't you think maybe a drink would help you to sleep?" Nora: "No, thanks." Nick: "Maybe it would if I took one. Drink
- Nora: "How do you feel?" Nick: "Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober. Bed
- Who shot him? I asked. The grey man scratched the back of his neck and said: Somebody with a gun. Asked
- I first heard Personville called Poisonville by a red-haired mucker named Hickey Dewey in the Big Ship in Butte. He also called his shirt a… Big
- I found I was repeating myself. It is the beginning of the end when you discover you have style. Beginning
- Listen, Dundy, it's been a long time since I burst into tears because a policeman didn't like me. Been
- Brigid O'Shaughnessy: “I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse than you could know.” Sam Spade “You know, that's good, because if you… Anywhere
- The people who lie the most are nearly always the clumsiest at it, and they're easier to fool with lies than most people, too. You'd… All
- I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink to much it's because he's not to be trusted… Careful
- When you write, you want fame, fortune and personal satisfaction. You want to write what you want to write and feel it's good, and you… All
- Yes,' Spade growled. 'And when you're slapped you'll take it and like it.' He released Cairo's wrist and with a thick open hand struck the… Cairo
- My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench into the machinery. Heave
- The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second “you. Boy
- Listen, darling, tomorrow I'll buy you a whole lot of detective stories, but don't worry your pretty little head over mysteries tonight. Buy