All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that,…

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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 (2002). The Simple Art of Murder, p.20, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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I was as hollow and empty as the spaces between stars. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Long Goodbye: A Novel, p.252, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
If you're not tough it's hard to survive in this world; and if you're not kind then you don't deserve to survive.
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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 (2002). The Simple Art of Murder, p.20, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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