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Raymond Chandler
Profession : Writer
Birth : July 23, 1888
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At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.
Raymond Chandler
The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas.
Raymond Chandler
The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in a sense writing for publication.
Raymond Chandler
She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled fawn and it jerked away from me.
Raymond Chandler
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.
Raymond Chandler
Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us behave as though we were dead already.
Raymond Chandler
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
I certainly admire people who do things.
Raymond Chandler
When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand.
Raymond Chandler
I do a great deal of research - particularly in the apartments of tall blondes.
Raymond Chandler
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
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
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