J.J. Hensley > J.J.'s Quotes

“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

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“As honest as you can expect a man to be in a world where its going out of style.”
― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep

“The streets were dark with something more than night.”
― Raymond Chandler

“The girl gave him a look which ought to have stuck at least four inches out of his back.”
― Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

“The faster I write the better my output. If I'm going slow, I'm in trouble. It means I'm pushing the words instead of being pulled by them.”
― Raymond Chandler

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
― Steve Jobs

“If you’re going to frame a crazy, build a crazy frame.”
― James Grady, Last Days of the Condor: A Novel