It's not always to the benefit of the story to have it so preordained.

Daniel Woodrell

Tags: noir



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It probably started in poetry; almost everything does.

Raymond Chandler

Tags: noir



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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 Valley

Tags: noir bette-davis



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The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne

Laurie Stevens

Tags: mystery thriller noir los-angeles psychological-thriller mystery-series



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It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone.

Raymond Chandler

Tags: crime noir farewell velma



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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 Moore

Tags: noir



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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 Moore

Tags: noir justice-league swamp-thing



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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 Stallings

Tags: america noir insperational jades



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So. You're a fallen angel." She folded her arms.
"I'm not fallen," he said roughly.
"Then what are you?"
He shrugged. "Busted.

Vicki Pettersson

Tags: humor angels noir fallen-angels



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...smoke twisting amongst the lights and turning the air a desolate blue, the colour of dead hopes and lost chances.

Terry Pratchett

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