#hardboiled

I had killed a man, for money and a woman. I didn't have the money and I didn't have the woman. ↗

— James M. Cain

#money #murder #noir #women #money

Somebody should have taken him to a stationary store and pointed out the difference between an envelope and a whore. ↗

— Richard Brautigan

#humour #noir #stationary #dreams

She wore a loose bathrobe that covered up a body that would have won first prize in a beauty contest for cement blocks.....She had a voice that made pearl harbour sound like a lullaby. ↗

— Richard Brautigan

#hardboiled #humour #noir #beauty

I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake ↗

— James M. Cain

#love #noir #love

I knew the men were probably terrible people who whistled at pretty girls, treated their wives like servants, and voted for Nixon every chance they got, but as far as I was concerned, they beat the hell out of a Volvo-load of liberals for hard work and good times. ↗

— James Crumley

#liberals #nixon #real-men #men

He looked as if he'd got a lot of pleasure out of going ten rounds with your grandmother and making sure she went the whole distance. ↗

— Richard Brautigan

#noir #dreams

The only thing he likes better than a nice juicy homicide is a sirloin steak smothered with onions. ↗

— Richard Brautigan

#homicide #noir #steak #dreams