As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played.
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"As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played." — Ross MacDonald
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As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played. — Ross MacDonald
About Ross MacDonald
Ross MacDonald was a Novelist from United States (1915–1983).
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This quote is attributed to Ross MacDonald, a Novelist from United States.
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Ross MacDonald lived from 1915 – 1983.