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Raymond Chandler Quotes

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American Writer July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959

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When I left Merle was wearing a bungalow apron and rolling pie crust. She came to the door wiping her hands on the apron and kissed me on the mouth and began to cry and ran back into the house, leaving the doorway empty [...] I had a funny feeling as I saw the house disappear, as though I had written a poem and it was very good and I had lost it and would never remember it again. (p. 262) Raymond Chandler
I had a funny feeling as I saw the house disappear, as though I had written a poem and it was very good and I had lost it and would never remember it again. Raymond Chandler
I have a sense of exile from thought, a nostalgia of the quiet room and balanced mind. I am a writer, and there comes a time when that which I write has to belong to me, has to be written alone and in silence, with no one looking over my shoulder, no one telling me a better way to write it. It doesn't have to be great writing, it doesn't even have to be terribly good. It just has to be mine. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "A good title is the title of a successful book."
A good title is the title of a successful book. Raymond Chandler
I caught the rest of it in one of those snob columns in the society section of the paper. I don't read them often, only when I run out of things to dislike......I threw the paper into the corner and turned on the TV set. After the society page dog vomit even the wrestlers looked good. Raymond Chandler
Police business is a hell of a problem. It’s a good deal like politics. It asks for the highest type of men, and there’s nothing in it to attract the highest type of men. So we have to work with what we get. Raymond Chandler
Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "I hung up. It was a good start, but it didn’t go far enough. I..."
I hung up. It was a good start, but it didn’t go far enough. I ought to have locked the door and hidden under the desk. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that..."
There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "A really good detective never gets married."
A really good detective never gets married. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled."
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. Raymond Chandler

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