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“Tall, aren't you?" she said.
"I didn't mean to be."
Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her.”
― The Big Sleep
"I didn't mean to be."
Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her.”
― The Big Sleep
“There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others.”
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“As honest as you can expect a man to be in a world where its going out of style.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
“Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready.
Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?”
― The Maltese Falcon
Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?”
― The Maltese Falcon
“From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.”
― The High Window
― The High Window
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