tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post1085495839069873498..comments2024-03-28T11:13:05.893-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: The Quotable ChandlerJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-75352197534206597242008-11-11T10:32:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:32:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for the info on Raymond Chandler! ...Thanks so much for the info on Raymond Chandler! <I>Too Shy to Stop</I> writer Peter Ricci just did a piece on Chandler's contributions to crime fiction. You can read the full article <A HREF="http://tooshytostop.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/raymond-chandlers-chokehold-on-crime-fiction/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-48846018708315958862008-09-02T13:24:00.000-07:002008-09-02T13:24:00.000-07:00Folks, One of my favorites by Chandler is:" I knew...Folks, <BR/>One of my favorites by Chandler is:<BR/>" I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked."Stuart Barnhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607710016883528666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-28940558685866374722008-07-26T12:17:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:17:00.000-07:00From chapter one of THE BIG SLEEP:"I was neat, cle...From chapter one of THE BIG SLEEP:<BR/><BR/>"I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it." <BR/><BR/>In one short sentence Chandler describes Marlowe perfectly.<BR/><BR/>Jeff Sherratt<BR/>THE BRIMSTONE MURDERSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-86283220994627157952008-07-24T13:56:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:56:00.000-07:00Ach! I can't believe I forget to include that fabu...Ach! I can't believe I forget to include that fabulous "30 feet away" quote. Thanks for the reminder, August.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-39692652222237511502008-07-24T06:30:00.000-07:002008-07-24T06:30:00.000-07:00It took 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' to turn me ont...It took 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' to turn me onto reading Chandler, not just watching the movies.<BR/><BR/>It happened when Lou Grant read this excerpt from 'The Red Wind':<BR/><BR/>"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husband's necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge."<BR/><BR/>I love all the other examples which everybody shared as well....Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-65846612259995924682008-07-23T12:45:00.000-07:002008-07-23T12:45:00.000-07:00August beat me to my favorite. My runner up isn't ...August beat me to my favorite. My runner up isn't from his writing; it's from a comment he made when asked about writing for Hollywood. "Had I not been so good a writer, they would not have asked. had I been a better writer, I would not have gone."Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-69969411483522624902008-07-23T10:19:00.000-07:002008-07-23T10:19:00.000-07:00May I recommend The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler...May I recommend The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved? BTW, August West's quote is one of my favorite's, too.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-43770678126792919062008-07-23T10:00:00.000-07:002008-07-23T10:00:00.000-07:00One of my favorites:"From 30 feet away she looked ...One of my favorites:<BR/><BR/>"From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.”August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-30975445411150452842008-07-23T09:41:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:41:00.000-07:00"Dinner tasted like a discarded mail bag and was s..."Dinner tasted like a discarded mail bag and was served to me by a waiter who looked as if he would slug me for a quarter, cut my throat for six bits, and bury me at sea in a barrel of concrete for a dollar and a half, plus sales tax."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com