Dashiell Hammett Quotes
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People always say things like, Oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that's not true. You're always better off living.
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'Did it ever occur to you that everybody is more or less afraid of nearly everything, and that courage isn't a damn thing but a habit of not dodging things because you're afraid of them?'
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I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.
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'She keeps trying and you’ve got to be careful or you’ll find yourself believing her, not because she seems to be telling the truth, but simply because you’re tired of disbelieving her.'
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I don't like eloquence. If it isn't effective enough to pierce your hide, it's tiresome, and if it is effective enough, it muddles your thoughts.
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Emotions are useless during business hours.
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Strictly speaking, there are no real substitutes for sexual satisfaction.
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Thanks for the information about what we call business.
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Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out.
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She seems to be having a pretty good time despite her worrying. That's Lily.
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'I’ve thrown myself on your mercy, told you that without your help I’m utterly lost.What else is there?' She suddenly moved close to him on the settee and cried angrily: 'Can I buy you with my body?'
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Another man whose social life has ruined him.
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'A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit.'
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'You got types?''Only you, darling-lanky brunettes with wicked jaws.'