Dashiell Hammett

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

Looks like she's been slapping the kid again.

She seems to be having a pretty good time despite her worrying. That's Lily.

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

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

I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.

To get what he wanted a man had to give other people what they wanted.

I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner.

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

The cheaper the crook the gaudier the patter.

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

Thanks for the information about what we call business.

The roof might fall in; anything could happen.

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

I like women. I really like women.

She keeps trying and youve got to be careful or youll find yourself believing her not because she seems to be telling the truth but simply because youre tired of disbelieving her.

Another man whose social life has ruined him.

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.

Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.

Strictly speaking, there are no real substitutes for sexual satisfaction.

He gave me what was probably meant to be a significant wink, but a corner of his mouth moved more than his eye did and the result was a fairly startling face.

I have not killed anyone. They will not let me.

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.