Plans Quote by Dashiell Hammett

“I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner.”

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It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.

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“This damned burg's getting me. If I don't get away soon I'll be going blood-simple like the natives.”

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“You know Quinn?" Macaulay asked me. "Ten minutes ago I was putting him to bed." Macaulay grinned. "I hope you keep his acquaintance like that - social" "Meaning what?" Macaulay's grin became rueful. "He used to be my broker, and his advice led me right up to the poorhouse steps." "That's sweet," I said. "he's my broker now and I'm…

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“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…

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“...I guess I can put two and two together." "Sometimes the answer's four," I said, "and sometimes it's twenty-two...”

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Nora: "How do you feel?" Nick: "Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober.

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A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit.

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Three times I have been mistaken for a prohibition agent, but never had any trouble clearing myself.

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Listen, Dundy, it's been a long time since I burst into tears because a policeman didn't like me.

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“...What do people think about my staying with Harrison with him chasing everything that's hot and hollow?”

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“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…

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...What disturbed him was the discovery that in sensibly ordering his affairs he had got out of step, and not into step, with Life.

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