I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacatio…

Raymond Chandler
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I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2014). The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words, p.100, Vintage
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