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Dashiell Hammett

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I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.
Dashiell Hammett
Looks like she's been slapping the kid again.
Dashiell Hammett
She seems to be having a pretty good time despite her worrying. That's Lily.
Dashiell Hammett
With what dope I got I think it fills me in pretty well.
Dashiell Hammett
It's awfully easy to be in love in jail.
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I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.
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To get what he wanted a man had to give other people what they wanted.
Dashiell Hammett
I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner.
Dashiell Hammett
I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve.
Dashiell Hammett
The cheaper the crook the gaudier the patter.
Dashiell Hammett
You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain't one.
Dashiell Hammett
Thanks for the information about what we call business.
Dashiell Hammett
The roof might fall in; anything could happen.
Dashiell Hammett
It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.
Dashiell Hammett
I like women. I really like women.
Dashiell Hammett
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.
Dashiell Hammett
Another man whose social life has ruined him.
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.
Dashiell Hammett
Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.
Dashiell Hammett
Strictly speaking, there are no real substitutes for sexual satisfaction.
Dashiell Hammett
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.
Dashiell Hammett
I have not killed anyone. They will not let me.
Dashiell Hammett
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.
Dashiell Hammett

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