It's not always to the benefit of the story to have it so preordained.
Daniel WoodrellTags: noir
It probably started in poetry; almost everything does.
Raymond ChandlerTags: noir
When I heard the gunshots, though, I knew - knew beyond the shadow of a doubt - that somewhere in Los Angeles Bette Davis was on the prowl and packing heat. ("Shadows From The Screen")
Richard ValleyTags: noir bette-davis
The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne
Tags: mystery thriller noir los-angeles psychological-thriller mystery-series
It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone.
Raymond ChandlerTags: crime noir farewell velma
It's raining in Washington tonight. Plump, warm summer rain that covers the sidewalks with leopard spots. Downtown, elderly ladies carry their houseplants out to set them on the fire-escapes, as if they were infirm relatives or Boy Kings. I like that.
Alan MooreTags: noir
There is a house above the world, where the over-people gather. There is a man with wings like a bird.. there is a man who can sea across the planet and wring diamonds from its anthracite. There is a man who moves so fast that his life is an endless gallery of statues..In the house above the world the over-people gather..To a fry, mad voice that whispers of earthdeath.
Alan MooreTags: noir justice-league swamp-thing
Pulling out onto the highway I noticed a stone pillar commemorating the Donner Party. They were a true testament to the American spirit, push forward at all costs and eat the dead when necessary. Wasn’t that the American dream in a nutshell.
Josh StallingsTags: america noir insperational jades
So. You're a fallen angel." She folded her arms.
"I'm not fallen," he said roughly.
"Then what are you?"
He shrugged. "Busted.
Tags: humor angels noir fallen-angels
...smoke twisting amongst the lights and turning the air a desolate blue, the colour of dead hopes and lost chances.
Terry PratchettTags: noir
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