Cashews Quote by Raymond Chandler
“She was kind of girl who'd eat all your cashews and leave you with nothing but peanuts and filberts.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Big Sleep, 1939
A woman who consumes all resources leaves others with only the remnants, highlighting selfishness and depletion.
In simple terms: Selfishness leaves others with scraps.
Key Takeaway
Beware of those who take more than they give.
Themes
selfishness
resource depletion
relationships
Mood
cautionary
observational
Type
social
personal
When to use this quote
- friendships
- family
- workplace
Key Concepts
interpersonal dynamics
materialism
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you handle resource hogs?
- What boundaries can you set?
A Different Perspective
May be hyperbolic.
![“Hammett was the ace performer... He is said to have lacked heart; yet the story he himself thought the most of [The Glass Key] is the record of a man's devotion to a friend. He was spare, frugal, hard-boiled, but he did over and over again what only the best writers can ever do at all. He wrote…” quote by Raymond Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/882/raymond-chandler-629_dashiel-hammett_hammett-was-the-ace-performer-he-is-said_20171.jpg)
![“He [James Cain] is every kind of writer I detest...a Proust in greasy overalls, a dirty little boy with a piece of chalk and a board fence and nobody looking.” quote by Raymond Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/614/raymond-chandler-629_cain_he-james-cain-is-every-kind-of-writer-i_41185.jpg)
