Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean (The Simple Art of Murder)
Raymond Chandler quote 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 quote Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say
Raymond Chandler quote He looked as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.
Raymond Chandler quote 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 quote 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 quote It is not a fragrant world.
Raymond Chandler quote If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come
Raymond Chandler quote Biography
Lived 1888 - 1959, American writer of detective fiction