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However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to earn money.
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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There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.
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