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“I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”
― Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life
― Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life

“It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained-glass window.”
― Farewell, My Lovely
― Farewell, My Lovely

“You're broke, eh?"
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate.”
― The Big Sleep
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate.”
― The Big Sleep

“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.”
― Farewell, My Lovely
― Farewell, My Lovely

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