Noir Quote by Charles Willeford Download Open image ““No whiskey, no religion, nothing.”” — Charles Willeford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Noir Noir-fiction
“Nothing wrong with believing good things will happen. And if it doesn't, there's always whiskey.” — P.T. Patrick Copy Share Image
“Everything in moderation except whiskey, and sometimes too much whiskey is just enough.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Don't you have something plain and wholesome, like scotch or bourbon?” — Charlotte MacLeod Copy Share Image
“I shot it back and closed my eyes, considering a trip to the liquor store. But there wasn’t enough whiskey in the universe to… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Beer is man's drink. Water is God's drink. Wine is everyone's drink. Whiskey is the Devil's soup.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“We drank our whiskeys. It was the good stuff and it tasted of salt, sea, rain, wind and the Old Testament.” — Adrian McKinty Copy Share Image
Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor. — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“Smoking comforts ordinary men, but I'm not an ordinary man. There aren't many like me left. And it's a good thing for the world… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“Money is the root of all goodness. To talk disparagingly about money is the privilege of those who have money. There are also those… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“It started out as kind of a joke, and then it wasn't funny anymore because money became involved. Deep down, nothing about money is… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“By the end of a short walk, the septic tip of a cane probably collects enough germs to destroy a small city.” — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
Outside of taking care of a man’s needs, women don’t get much pleasure out of life, anyways. — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
I can't see any point to hanging around a Burger King all day, no matter how much money you make. .... I'll tell you… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“Anymore cutting and the movie would be as silly as cutting a condensed Reader's Digest novel.” — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
I'm not going to ruin my movie because of some stupid ruling that it has to be ninety minutes long. That's just like adding… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
“It is a funny thing. A man can make a promise to his God, break it five minutes later and never think about it.… — Charles Willeford Copy Share Image
There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman… — Diana Krall Copy Share Image
Going back to the noir fiction of the 30s, 40s and 50s. It's very contemporary. — Jeff Goldblum Copy Share Image
“IT TOOK a conscious effort for Tallow to keep his hand off his gun as he walked up the apartment building’s stairs. There was… — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
“Home? What is home? Home is where a house is that you come back to when the rainy season is about to begin, to… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
“Sandy’s face was very close to mine in the crowded room. She had a wide mouth and a lot of teeth. She had turned… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“And Quirk’s a captain now,” he said. “Captain Quirk?” The motorcycle cop grinned. “Captain Quirk,” he said.” — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
I am grateful for what I call well-spent moments: Making a tuna fish sandwich with the works. Taking at least a half hour to… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
“I ripped all her clothes off. She twisted and turned, slow, so they would slip out from under her. Then she closed her eyes… — James M. Cain Copy Share Image
I think the great unspoken theme in noir fiction is male self-pity. It pervades noir movies. — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
“Susan had decided to sit by the pool at the hotel with a copy of a book by Alice Miller called The Drama of… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“One of the two owners, the man who had been sitting in the front room, was stretched out in there asleep, stockinged-toes pointed at… — Cornell Woolrich Copy Share Image
