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He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.
Raymond Chandler
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Raymond Chandler
Age: 70 †
Born: 1888
Born: July 23
Died: 1959
Died: March 26
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Raymond Thornton Chandler
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She was the music heard faintly on the edge of sound.
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Some days I feel like playing it smooth. Some days I feel like playing it like a waffle iron.
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I hung up. It was a good start, but it didn’t go far enough. I ought to have locked the door and hidden under the desk.
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Everything written with vitality expresses that vitality: there are no dull subjects, only dull minds.
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