Quote by Dashiell Hammett Download Open image ““he was a roly-poly elderly man with a stoop and a waddle—”” — Dashiell Hammett ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“The man who was talking had ceased to be of human size or proportions but had become a Colossus whose silhouette swooned backwards and… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
“He was far from handsome certainly; and was drest in a snuff-coloured suit, of an uncouth make at the best, which, being shrunk with… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Young as I was, I still wondered what kind of man this was who, with one leg bandaged, could quell a room full of… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
“He’d had to fold his long legs into his desk. His boots had seen better days, and his jeans unraveled in a curiously irresistible… — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
“He was a square, pale-faced man of almost forty, and had the appearance of having outlived every emotion to which humanity is subject.” — Mary Elizabeth Braddon Copy Share Image
“The old man with the white beard had gone quite mad. He ripped his robes from his body and ran naked through the forest… — Jennifer M. Baldwin Copy Share Image
“In the past men were handsome and great (now they are children and dwarfs), but this is merely one of the many facts that… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“He was a man in the prime of his life, his fifties...broad forehead, aquiline nose, penetrating gaze, the very soul of rectitude and goodness.” — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
“A tall, dark, cold eyed, warm lipped, firm chinned, young man of thirty” — C.N. Williamson Copy Share Image
“His shaggy homespun overcoat was swinging open, stuffed with long envelopes and periodicals which protruded from the pockets. He looked no older; perhaps a… — Anthony Powell Copy Share Image
It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“This damned burg's getting me. If I don't get away soon I'll be going blood-simple like the natives.” — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“You know Quinn?" Macaulay asked me. "Ten minutes ago I was putting him to bed." Macaulay grinned. "I hope you keep his acquaintance like… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“Gutman smiled benignly at him and said: “Well, Wilmer, I’m sorry indeed to lose you, and I want you to know that I couldn’t… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“...I guess I can put two and two together." "Sometimes the answer's four," I said, "and sometimes it's twenty-two...” — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
Nora: "How do you feel?" Nick: "Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
Three times I have been mistaken for a prohibition agent, but never had any trouble clearing myself. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
Listen, Dundy, it's been a long time since I burst into tears because a policeman didn't like me. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“...What do people think about my staying with Harrison with him chasing everything that's hot and hollow?” — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
“Don't be so damned patronizing. Your performance so far has been a little less than dazzling." "I didn't mean no harm," I said and… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
...What disturbed him was the discovery that in sensibly ordering his affairs he had got out of step, and not into step, with Life. — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
