She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. – Raymond Chandler
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. – Raymond Chandler

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. – Raymond Chandler
A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. – Raymond Chandler
They dont want you until you have made a name, and by the time you have made a name, you have developed some kind of talent they cant use. All they will do is spoil it, if you let them. – Raymond Chandler
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