Quotes By Dashiell Hammett

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

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

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

Another man whose social life has ruined him.

The roof might fall in; anything could happen.

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

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.

Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.

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

Looks like she's been slapping the kid again.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Thanks for the information about what we call business.

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