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Dashiell Hammett Quotes

You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain’t one Picture Quote #1

He looked rather pleasantly, like a blonde satan Picture Quote #1

He felt like somebody had taken the lid off life and let him see the works Picture Quote #1

I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve Picture Quote #1

I haven’t any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner Picture Quote #1

It’s sometimes better to pretend I don’t hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun Picture Quote #1

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A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit Picture Quote #1

I haven’t laughed so much over anything since the hogs ate my kid brother Picture Quote #1

If you have a story that seems worth telling, and you think you can tell it worthily, then the thing for you to do is to tell it, regardless of whether it has to do with sex, sailors or mounted policemen Picture Quote #1

Who shot him? I asked. The grey man scratched the back of his neck and said: Somebody with a gun Picture Quote #1

I’ve thrown myself on your mercy, told you that without your help I’m utterly lost. What else is there? She suddenly moved close to him on the settee and cried angrily: Can I buy you with my body? Picture Quote #1

She keeps trying and you’ve got to be careful or you’ll find yourself believing her, not because she seems to be telling the truth, but simply because you’re tired of disbelieving her Picture Quote #1

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That’s why I don’t very often drink, or even smoke. I want to try cocaine, though because that’s suppose to sharpen the brain, isn’t it? Picture Quote #1

I found I was repeating myself. It is the beginning of the end when you discover you have style Picture Quote #1

People always say things like, oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that’s not true. You’re always better off living Picture Quote #1

I distrust a man that says when. If he’s got to be careful not to drink to much it’s because he’s not to be trusted when he does Picture Quote #1

I don’t know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup Picture Quote #1

Three times I have been mistaken for a prohibition agent, but never had any trouble clearing myself Picture Quote #1

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What I try to do is write a story about a detective rather than a detective story. Keeping the reader fooled until the last, possible moment is a good trick and I usually try to play it, but I can’t attach more than secondary importance to it. The puzzle isn’t so interesting to me as the behavior of the detective attacking it Picture Quote #1

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You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain’t one (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) He looked rather pleasantly, like a blonde satan (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) He felt like somebody had taken the lid off life and let him see the works (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I haven’t any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) It’s sometimes better to pretend I don’t hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I haven’t laughed so much over anything since the hogs ate my kid brother (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) If you have a story that seems worth telling, and you think you can tell it worthily, then the thing for you to do is to tell it, regardless of whether it has to do with sex, sailors or mounted policemen (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) Who shot him? I asked. The grey man scratched the back of his neck and said: Somebody with a gun (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I’ve thrown myself on your mercy, told you that without your help I’m utterly lost. What else is there? She suddenly moved close to him on the settee and cried angrily: Can I buy you with my body? (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) She keeps trying and you’ve got to be careful or you’ll find yourself believing her, not because she seems to be telling the truth, but simply because you’re tired of disbelieving her (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) That’s why I don’t very often drink, or even smoke. I want to try cocaine, though because that’s suppose to sharpen the brain, isn’t it? (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I found I was repeating myself. It is the beginning of the end when you discover you have style (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) People always say things like, oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that’s not true. You’re always better off living (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I distrust a man that says when. If he’s got to be careful not to drink to much it’s because he’s not to be trusted when he does (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) I don’t know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) Three times I have been mistaken for a prohibition agent, but never had any trouble clearing myself (Dashiell Hammett Quotes) What I try to do is write a story about a detective rather than a detective story. Keeping the reader fooled until the last, possible moment is a good trick and I usually try to play it, but I can’t attach more than secondary importance to it. The puzzle isn’t so interesting to me as the behavior of the detective attacking it (Dashiell Hammett Quotes)

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