Conscious Quote by James M. Cain

“I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called.” quote by James M. Cain — Download Open image

“I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called.”

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“I ripped all her clothes off. She twisted and turned, slow, so they would slip out from under her. Then she closed her eyes…

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“Then she got up, went to Monty's mirror, and began combing her hair, while little cadenzas absentmindedly cascaded out of her throat, and cold drops cascaded over Mildred's heart. For Veda was stark naked. From the massive, singer's torso, with the Dairy quaking in front, to the slim hips, to the lovely legs, there wasn't so much as a garter…

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If your writing doesn't keep you up at night, it won't keep anyone else up either".

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“Up close, she could see the sharp, cold, look that she constantly shot at Mr. Treviso, particularly when there was a break, and she…

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I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. I merely try to write as the character would write, and I never forget that the average man, from the fields, the streets, the bars, the offices and even the gutters of his country, has acquired a vividness of…

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“let's get stinko.”

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I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake

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She was a little given to rehearsing things in her mind, and having imaginary triumphs over people who had upset her in one way…

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“She looked like the great grandmother of every whore in the world. The devil got his money's worth that night.”

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They threw me off the haytruck about noon.

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