Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American novelist and screenwriter.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Use this quote
The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business. Use this quote
Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. Use this quote
An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence. Use this quote
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. Use this quote
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. Use this quote
Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency. Use this quote
Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. Use this quote
Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations. Use this quote
She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. Use this quote
