An ugly woman with an ugly gun is a terrible thing. Ross MacDonald gunterriblething Change image and share on social
I had reached the point when I could not see anything clearly ahead, I needed help, and I got it. Ross MacDonald aheadneedpoint Change image and share on social
We writers, as we work our way deeper into our craft, learn to drop more and more personal clues. Like burglars who secretly wish to be caught, we leave our fingerprints on broken locks, our voiceprints in bugged rooms, our footprints in the wet concrete. Ross MacDonald breakbugburglar share on social
I knew how it was with drunks. They ran out of generosity, even for themselves. Ross MacDonald drunkgenerosityknow Change image and share on social
As a man gets older, if he knows what is good for him, the women he likes are getting older too. The trouble is that most of them are married. Ross MacDonald goodlikeman Change image and share on social
Hell lies at the bottom of the human heart. Ross MacDonald bottomhearthell Change image and share on social
How can a man help breaking the law when he don't have money to live on? Ross MacDonald breaklawlive Change image and share on social
Nothing is wrong with California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure. Ross MacDonald californiacurelevel Change image and share on social
As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played. Ross MacDonald absorbbackbilliard Change image and share on social
