Login | Register Share:
  Guess quote | Authors | Isles | Contacts

Dashiell Hammett [1894-1961] American
Rank: 105
Author


Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, and the Continental Op.
Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time". 


QuoteTagsRank
It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.
101
I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.
102
You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain't one.
103
With what dope I got I think it fills me in pretty well.
104
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.
105
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.
106
The roof might fall in; anything could happen.
107
Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.
108
Another man whose social life has ruined him.
109
I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve.
110
Strictly speaking, there are no real substitutes for sexual satisfaction.
111
She seems to be having a pretty good time despite her worrying. That's Lily.
112
Looks like she's been slapping the kid again.
113
It's awfully easy to be in love in jail.
114
I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.
115
I like women. I really like women.
116
I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner.
117
I have not killed anyone. They will not let me.
118
Thanks for the information about what we call business.
119

The script ran 0.003 seconds.