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Raymond Chandler Quotes

Raymond Chandler quotes

American Writer July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959

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Raymond Chandler quote: "Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can..."
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "The flood of print has turned reading into a process of..."
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but..."
It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "I was as hollow and empty as the spaces between stars."
I was as hollow and empty as the spaces between stars. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments..."
I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes. Raymond Chandler
All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that, but when it develops to the point of becoming a literary medium it only looks like speech. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on..."
I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "A occasional whiff of his personality drifted back to me."
A occasional whiff of his personality drifted back to me. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "You are not very tall are you?"I try to be".Exchange between..."
You are not very tall are you?"I try to be".Exchange between Martha Vickers and Bogie in "The Big Sleep". Raymond Chandler
The faster I write the better my output. If I'm going slow, I'm in trouble. It means I'm pushing the words instead of being pulled by them. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "She was staring after me with an expression she probably would..."
She was staring after me with an expression she probably would have said was thoughtful. Raymond Chandler
He turned and walked across the floor and out. I watched the door close. I listened to his steps going away down the imitation marble corridor. After a while they got faint, then they got silent. I kept on listening anyway. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "I was neat, clean, shaved and sober and I didn't care who knew..."
I was neat, clean, shaved and sober and I didn't care who knew it. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who..."
I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it.-Phillip Marlowe Raymond Chandler
The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be. Raymond Chandler

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