A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. Raymond Chandler devisedistillgood Change image and share on social
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. Raymond Chandler angelfoodinconspicuous Change image and share on social
A really good detective never gets married. Raymond Chandler detectivegoodmarry Change image and share on social
The more you reason the less you create. Raymond Chandler createreason Change image and share on social
When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split. Raymond Chandler damngodinfinitive Change image and share on social
She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled fawn and it jerked away from me. Raymond Chandler fawnjerkstartle Change image and share on social
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 criticalcutdestroy Change image and share on social
I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes. Raymond Chandler apartmentblondedeal Change image and share on social
The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could never meet on neutral ground. You can only meet him as an artist. He sees nothing objectively because his own ego is always in the foreground of every picture. Raymond Chandler artistcreativeego share on social
Television is just one more facet of that considerable segment of our society that never had any standard but the soft buck. Raymond Chandler buckconsiderablefacet Change image and share on social
