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All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that, but when it develops to the point of becoming a literary medium it only looks like speech.
Raymond Chandler
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Raymond Chandler
Age: 70 †
Born: 1888
Born: July 23
Died: 1959
Died: March 26
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Throw up into your typewriter every morning. Clean up every noon.
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When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it stays split.
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