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James M. Cain Quotes

James M. Cain quotes

American Novelist July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977

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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 was waiting to come in. It shattered illusion for Mildred. She preferred to remain at a distance, to enjoy this child as she seemed, rather than as she was. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "If your writing doesn`t keep you up at night, it won`t keep..."
If your writing doesn`t keep you up at night, it won`t keep anyone else up either". James M. Cain
A home is not a museum. It doesn't have to be furnished with Picasso paintings, or Sheraton suites, or Oriental rugs, or Chinese pottery. But it does have to be furnished with things that mean something to you. James M. Cain
She was a little given to rehearsing things in her mind, and having imaginary triumphs over people who had upset her in one way and another. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "I write of the wish that comes true--for some reason, a..."
I write of the wish that comes true--for some reason, a terrifying thought. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "Stealing a man's wife, that's nothing, but stealing his car,..."
Stealing a man's wife, that's nothing, but stealing his car, that's larceny. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "The hand that holds the money cracks the whip."
The hand that holds the money cracks the whip. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "I had killed a man, for money and a woman. I didn't have the..."
I had killed a man, for money and a woman. I didn't have the money and I didn't have the woman. James M. Cain
By nine, Mildred was powdered, puffed, perfumed, and patted to that state of semi-transparency that a woman seems to achieve when she is really dressed to go out. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or..."
I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "let's get stinko."
let's get stinko. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "If you have to do it, you can do it."
If you have to do it, you can do it. James M. Cain
James M. Cain quote: "They threw me off the haytruck about noon."
They threw me off the haytruck about noon. James M. Cain

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