He was a guy who talked with commas, like a heavy novel. Over the phon…

Raymond Chandler
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He was a guy who talked with commas, like a heavy novel. Over the phone anyway. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Long Goodbye: A Novel, p.77, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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