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
He sees nothing objectively because his own ego is always in the foreground of every picture. — Raymond Chandler
The english may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers. — Raymond Chandler
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring. — Raymond Chandler
The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar — Raymond Chandler
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; — 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
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. — Raymond Chandler
At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable. — Raymond Chandler
