Raymond Chandler

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To say goodbye is to die a little

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There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others

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A man who drinks too much on occasion is still the same man as he was sober. An alcoholic, a real alcoholic, is not the same man at all. You can't predict anything about him for sure except that he will be someone you never met before

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In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns

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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