Dashiell Hammett

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. ”

Looks like she's been slapping the kid again. ”

I like women. I really like women. ”

I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve. ”

It's awfully easy to be in love in jail. ”

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of. ”

Thanks for the information about what we call business. ”

It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun. ”

With what dope I got I think it fills me in pretty well. ”

You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain't one. ”