I read all three of the morning papers over my eggs and bacon the next morning. Their accounts of the affair came as close to the truth as newspaper stories usually come—as close as Mars is to Saturn.
Entries Tagged as 'Fiction'
As Close to the Truth – “The Big Sleep” – Raymond Chandler
June 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Journalism, Newspapers, Noir, The Media
Going Too Fast For Her – “The Big Sleep” – Raymond Chandler
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir, Quotes
A little blank again. I was going too fast for her. It was hard not to.
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Dead Men Are Heavier Than…. “The Big Sleep” – Raymond Chandler
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir, Quotes
I knelt down and squinted along the nap of the rug to the front door. I thought I could see two parallel grooves pointing that way, as though heels had dragged. Whoever had done it had meant business. Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.
Unique Antiques – “The Big Sleep” – Raymond Chandler
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir, Quotes
There was a lot of oriental junk in the windows. I didn’t know whether it was any good, not being a collector of antiques, except unpaid bills.
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A Bother To Her – “The Big Sleep” – Raymond Chandler
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir, Writing
Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her.
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Privacy - “The Maltese Falcon” – Dashiell Hammett
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir
“Why shouldn’t you, if you’ve nothing to conceal?” “Everybody,” Spade responded mildly, “has something to conceal.
The Black Figure of a Bird – “The Maltese Falcon” – Dashiell Hammett
June 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir
“More than idle curiosity made me ask that, Mr. Spade. I am trying to recover an—ah—omament that has been—shall we say?—mislaid. I thought, and hoped, you could assist me.” Spade nodded with eyebrows lifted to indicate attentiveness. “The ornament is a statuette,” Cairo went on, selecting and mouthing his words carefully, “the black figure of [...]
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A short guttural verb – “The Maltese Falcon” – Dashiell Hammett
June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir
The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second “you”.
A Reasonable Amount of Trouble – “The Maltese Falcon” – Dashiell Hammett
June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir, Quotes
“And you won’t get into trouble? Do sit down.” She made room for him on the settee. “I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble,” he said with not too much complacence.
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No Particular Reason – “The Maltese Falcon” – Dashiell Hammett
June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Fiction, Noir, Writing
Spade looked up at him and smiled, holding the finished cigarette in one hand, his lighter in the other. “You’re not ready to pinch me yet, are you, Dundy?” he asked. Dundy looked with hard green eyes at Spade and did not answer him. “Then,” said Spade, “there’s no particular reason why I should give a [...]
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