“Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl’s clothes off.” Raymond Chandler
“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
“The streets were dark with something more than night.” Raymond Chandler
“I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn’t need a gun, you’d better take one along that worked.” 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
“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.” Raymond Chandler
“From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.” Raymond Chandler
“A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.” Raymond Chandler
Yakety Sax almost 5 years ago
“Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl’s clothes off.” Raymond Chandler
“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
“The streets were dark with something more than night.” Raymond Chandler
“I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn’t need a gun, you’d better take one along that worked.” 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
“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.” Raymond Chandler
“From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.” Raymond Chandler
“A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.” Raymond Chandler
DebUSNRet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Love those books!