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Very Quotes by Raymond Chandler
- The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in…
- The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool…
- Above all never forget that a marriage is in one way very much like a newspaper. It has to be made fresh every damn day…
- The boys with their feet on the desks know that the easiest murder case in the world to break is the one somebody tried to…
- The average detective story is probably no worse than the average novel, but you never see the average novel. It doesn't get published. The average…
- I don't mind your showing me your legs. They're very swell legs and it's a pleasure to make their acquaintace. I don't mind if you…
- When I left Merle was wearing a bungalow apron and rolling pie crust. She came to the door wiping her hands on the apron and…
- I'm all done with hating you. It's all washed out of me. I hate people hard, but I don't hate them very long.
- There's always something to do if you don't have to work or consider the cost. It's no real fun but the rich don't know that.…
- I had a funny feeling as I saw the house disappear, as though I had written a poem and it was very good and I…
- It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone.
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