Raymond Chandler

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

— Raymond Chandler

#farewell #noir #velma #love

The tragedy of life, Howard, is not that the beautiful die young, but that they grow old and mean. It will not happen to me. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#death-and-dying #goodbyes #life #beauty

The coffee shop smell was strong enough to build a garage on. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#mystery-suspense #noir #love

The solution, once revealed, must seem to have been inevitable. At least half of all the mystery novels published violate this law." (Casual Notes on the Mystery Novel, 1949) ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#mysteries #solution #technique #writing #writing-craft

Alcohol is like love," he said. "The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#habitude #love #routine #love

The English may not always be the best writers in the world, but they are incomparably the best dull writers. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#best #dull #english #incomparably #may

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#begins #fresh #ideas #man #moment

The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in a sense writing for publication. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#his #however #man #moment #paper

The streets were dark with something more than night. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#more #night #something #streets #than

When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#god #i #split #stay #will