I hung up. It was a good start, but it didn’t go far enough. I ought to have locked the door and hidden under the desk.
Raymond ChandlerTo say goodbye is to die a little.
Raymond ChandlerTag: life change parting romantics
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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Technique alone is never enough. You have to have passion. Technique alone is just an embroidered potholder.
Raymond ChandlerAs honest as you can expect a man to be in a world where its going out of style.
Raymond ChandlerVelma you says? No Velma heah, brother. No hooch, no gals, no nothing. Jes' the scram, white boy, jes' the scram.
Raymond ChandlerI like bars just after they open for the evening. When the air inside is still cool and clean and everything is shiny and the barkeep is giving himself that last look in the mirror to see if his tie is straight and his hair is smooth. I like the neat bottles on the bar back and the lovely shining glasses and the anticipation. I like to watch the man mix the first one of the evening and put it down on a crisp mat and put the little folded napkin beside it. I like to taste it slowly. The first quiet drink of the evening in a quiet bar—that's wonderful.
Raymond ChandlerEverything 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 of the tricks and has nothing to say.
Raymond ChandlerTag: writing
The streets were dark with something more than night.
Raymond ChandlerHe was California from the tips of his port wine loafers to the buttoned and tieless brown and yellow checked shirt inside his rough cream sports jacket.
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