“Television is just one more facet of that considerable segment of our society that never had any standard but the soft buck.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: society
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Most critical writing is drivel and half
“Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: power
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Chess is the most elaborate waste of
“Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: intelligence
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The minute you try to talk business
“The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: attitude
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An age which is incapable of poetry
“An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: poetry
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Everything a writer learns about the art
“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
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: art
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He looked about as inconspicuous as a
“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.”
— Raymond Chandler
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An age which is incapable of poetry
“An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence.”
— Raymond Chandler
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She gave me a smile I could
“She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
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It is not a fragrant world.
“It is not a fragrant world.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
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Chess is as elaborate a waste of
“Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.”
— Raymond Chandler
Author: Raymond Chandler
Category: intelligence
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