Why I love Raymond Chandler
by chuckofish
“Police business,” he said almost gently, “is a hell of a problem. It’s a good deal like politics. It asks for the highest type of men, and there’s nothing in it to attract the highest type of men. So we have to work with what we get…”
–The Lady in the Lake (1943)
dual personalities 
Men called to policing and politics were once higher men than those of today. Perhaps all men were.
Or not.
I really rather like the semi-regular Raymond Chandler quotes.
Thank you–I’ll keep them coming!
“She opened her mouth like a firebucket and laughed. That terminated my interest in her. I couldn’t hear the laugh but the hole in her face when she unzippered her teeth was all I needed.”
–From The Long Goodbye (my personal fav). There is a certain person I know that comes to mind when I read this. Unfortunately, unlike Marlowe, my interest was not terminated immediately…. It took a few years.
Yes, we all know people like that!
That’s a great quote! And, yes, we do all know people like that.
Luckily for you’s two’s it has never been your ex-girlfriend…. 🙂