“He sounded like a man who had slept well and didn't owe too much money.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
“Maybe they understood, in fact, that beauty and meaning had nothing to do with one another.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“I can't point to any one event that resulted in my decision to go into hibernation. Initially, I just wanted some downers to drown out my thoughts and judgments, since the constant barrage made it hard not to hate everyone and everything. I thought life would be more tolerable if my brain were slower to condemn the world around me.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“You can have a hangover from other things than alcohol. I had one from women.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
“I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
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