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
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. Raymond Chandler advertiseagencychess Change image and share on social
She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. Raymond Chandler feelgivehip Change image and share on social
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 badlybookhollywood Change image and share on social
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 gunknowthing Change image and share on social
I certainly admire people who do things. Raymond Chandler admirepeoplething Change image and share on social
The streets were dark with something more than night. Raymond Chandler darknightstreet Change image and share on social
An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence. Raymond Chandler ageclevernessdecadence Change image and share on social