The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and Selected Stories Quotes

“He did not smile. "I don't believe in anything, but I'm too much of a gambler not to be affected by a lot of things.”
― Dashiell Hammett, The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and Selected Stories

“If the Old Man said something was so, then it probably was, because he was one of these cautious babies who'll look out the window at a cloudburst and say, "It seems to be raining," on the off-chance that somebody's pouring water off the roof.”
― Dashiell Hammett, The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and Selected Stories