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I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need.

Ross MacDonald

Photo quote of I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. I can't imagine a God who would ever need to intercede in the daily travails of my life. George Osborne

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need. Ross MacDonald

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need. Ross MacDonald

Politicians have done some grim things in pursuit of the office. President Franklin Roosevelt was a philanderer; nevertheless, he pushed aides to use his opponent Wendell Wilkie's affairs to hurt him. He even tutored aides on how to spread rumors without getting caught. John Dickerson

Photo Quote of I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.
I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.

Leon Panetta

Photo Quote of When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.
When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.

Morihei Ueshiba

Photo Quote of People think that, when you're doing comedy, nothing means anything, that people run around and act crazy. It's quite the opposite. The stakes are life-and-death.
People think that, when you're doing comedy, nothing means anything, that people run around and act crazy. It's quite the opposite. The stakes are life-and-death.

J. Smith-Cameron

Photo Quote of In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.
In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.

Barbara Olson

Shallowness and ignorance have been our lot in the mass consumer societies we inhabit, where we were too distracted to act politically, apart from periodically deputing political elites to take life-and-death decisions on our behalf. Pankaj Mishra

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need. Ross MacDonald

A black man - I say a black man, we got no corner on the market, but every day in some form or fashion you got to prove you're a man. But you want to keep the life-and-death situations down. I can get beat. But there's getting beat and there's getting stomped. Joe Greene

Photo Quote of Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.
Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.

James Ellroy

Photo Quote of All through graduate school, instead of having a television I read murder mysteries: Hammett, Chandler, Ruth Rendell, P. D. James.
All through graduate school, instead of having a television I read murder mysteries: Hammett, Chandler, Ruth Rendell, P. D. James.

Donna Leon

Photo Quote of With 'Brick' there was the Dashiell Hammett influence, and with 'Brothers Bloom' there was a really strong Fellini influence - both those movies wore that on their sleeve.
With 'Brick' there was the Dashiell Hammett influence, and with 'Brothers Bloom' there was a really strong Fellini influence - both those movies wore that on their sleeve.

Rian Johnson

As I stood there absorbing Hammett's novel, the slot machines at the back of the shop were clanking and whirring, and in the billiard room upstairs the perpetual poker game was being played.

Ross MacDonald

What brought me to the table was Raymond Chandler and, to a lesser degree, Ross Macdonald and Dashiell Hammett. I was basically inspired to want to write like the classic private-eye writers. Michael Connelly

In researching 'The Luminaries,' I did read quite a lot of 20th-century crime. My favourites out of that were James M. Cain, Dassiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene and Patricia Highsmith. Eleanor Catton

I've always slightly preferred Spade to Marlowe, probably just because I thought Hammett was cooler than Chandler. He was leftwing, his name shortened to Dash rather than Ray, and he didn't smoke a pipe or like cats. Mark Billingham

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Photo Quote of The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising.
The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising.

Kit Williams

Photo Quote of This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society.
This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society.

Nick Love

Photo Quote of More and more, I find myself turning away from everything relating to contemporary society. I don't know how healthy it is, but I am creating a very private bubble that I live in.
More and more, I find myself turning away from everything relating to contemporary society. I don't know how healthy it is, but I am creating a very private bubble that I live in.

Patrick deWitt

Photo Quote of Yes, I'm a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and '40s. I've never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn't know what to say about contemporary society.
Yes, I'm a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and '40s. I've never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn't know what to say about contemporary society.

Alan Furst

There are a lot of great things about food, but it's something that's an eternal struggle in our contemporary society, where and how food is made, where it's coming from, how much to consume. There are so many layers to it. Jami Attenberg

For its speculations to be taken seriously, dystopian fiction must be part of a discussion of contemporary society, a projection of ongoing political failures perhaps, or the wringing of present jeopardy for future disaster. Sarah Hall

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need. Ross MacDonald

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Photo Quote of I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro.
I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro.

Amy Waldman

Photo Quote of Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy.
Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy.

Brendan Fraser

Photo Quote of Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.
Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.

Paul Theroux

Photo Quote of My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers.
My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers.

James D. Watson

Photo quote of I don't give plots to Harold Robbins or Graham Greene, because they don't need them, but a lot of authors do. I don't give plots to Harold Robbins or Graham Greene, because they don't need them, but a lot of authors do. Michael Korda

Photo quote of From Graham Greene, I learnt how to be an accessible writer who grapples with our doubts as sentient individuals. From Graham Greene, I learnt how to be an accessible writer who grapples with our doubts as sentient individuals. Douglas Kennedy

Photo quote of Graham Greene's work must be included in any survey of top-rank spy novels, and 'Our Man in Havana' may be his best. Graham Greene's work must be included in any survey of top-rank spy novels, and 'Our Man in Havana' may be his best. Alan Furst

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Photo Quote of Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.
Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.

Lynn Davies

Photo Quote of Nobody can buy Jeff Greene. Nobody ever has. Nobody ever will.
Nobody can buy Jeff Greene. Nobody ever has. Nobody ever will.

Jeff Greene

Photo Quote of I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro.
I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro.

Amy Waldman

Photo Quote of I am a Graham Greene fan - I'm just a ferocious reader. I read an awful lot when I get the time.
I am a Graham Greene fan - I'm just a ferocious reader. I read an awful lot when I get the time.

Andrea Riseborough

Photo quote of Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy. Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy. Brendan Fraser

Photo quote of Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent. Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent. Paul Theroux

Photo quote of My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. James D. Watson

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Photo Quote of I actively avoided responsibility for as long as I possibly could.
I actively avoided responsibility for as long as I possibly could.

David Walton

Photo Quote of My whole swimming career was about training to beat Michael Phelps in any race I possibly could.
My whole swimming career was about training to beat Michael Phelps in any race I possibly could.

Chad le Clos

Photo Quote of I've been trying to be the best representative for my school, my family, and the USGA as I possibly could.
I've been trying to be the best representative for my school, my family, and the USGA as I possibly could.

Peter Uihlein

Photo Quote of I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could.
I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could.

Gary Dourdan

Photo quote of When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could. When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could. Michael Pena

Photo quote of I had really no sense of style. Everyone around me in my family had the sense of style - I learned as much as I possibly could. I had really no sense of style. Everyone around me in my family had the sense of style - I learned as much as I possibly could. Caitlyn Jenner

Photo quote of After the 'Last Waltz' concert, it just seemed very healthy to me to put making a record as far out of my mind as I possibly could. After the 'Last Waltz' concert, it just seemed very healthy to me to put making a record as far out of my mind as I possibly could. Robbie Robertson

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Photo Quote of I don't even know who Michael Chandler is.
I don't even know who Michael Chandler is.

Donald Cerrone

Photo Quote of I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.
I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.

Matthew Perry

Photo Quote of I think Kyle Chandler is something of a national treasure.
I think Kyle Chandler is something of a national treasure.

Ben Mendelsohn

Photo Quote of My greatest crush was Chandler from 'Friends.' And Goran Ivanisevic.
My greatest crush was Chandler from 'Friends.' And Goran Ivanisevic.

Miranda Hart

Photo quote of I not only read Raymond Chandler but read all the crime fiction classics. I was hooked. I not only read Raymond Chandler but read all the crime fiction classics. I was hooked. Michael Connelly

Photo quote of People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.' People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.' Maggie Wheeler

Photo quote of Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice. Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice. Steve Toltz

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Photo Quote of I listen to a lot of Phil Collins.
I listen to a lot of Phil Collins.

Jes Macallan

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Let's face it I am not Joan Collins or Boy George.

Holly Johnson

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I lived the stuff that Jackie Collins writes about.

Janice Dickinson

Photo Quote of I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.
I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.

Taylor Hawkins

Photo quote of I'd really like to do 'Floyd Collins.' I love Adam Guettel. I'd really like to do 'Floyd Collins.' I love Adam Guettel. Joshua Henry

Photo quote of You don't have to be great to be successful. Look at Phil Collins. You don't have to be great to be successful. Look at Phil Collins. Noel Gallagher

Photo quote of I've always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He's a great vocalist. I've always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He's a great vocalist. Ben Gibbard

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Photo Quote of Billy Graham isn't about politics - Billy Graham is about God.
Billy Graham isn't about politics - Billy Graham is about God.

Darius Rucker

Photo Quote of We like to say we pray in the church of Graham, Dodd, Buffett, and Munger.
We like to say we pray in the church of Graham, Dodd, Buffett, and Munger.

Whitney Tilson

Photo Quote of I am more than my measurements. I'm not Ashley Graham just because I'm curvy.
I am more than my measurements. I'm not Ashley Graham just because I'm curvy.

Ashley Graham

Photo Quote of Most writers are vulnerable and insecure, and Kay Graham was more so than most.
Most writers are vulnerable and insecure, and Kay Graham was more so than most.

Robert Gottlieb

Photo quote of I get called all these horrible names by Lindsey Graham, who I don't even know. I get called all these horrible names by Lindsey Graham, who I don't even know. Donald Trump

Photo quote of There's no point pretending that all of Martha Graham's pieces are equally strong. There's no point pretending that all of Martha Graham's pieces are equally strong. Robert Gottlieb

Photo quote of Graham was my father's second name, so I took Graham because Lukas Graham sounded cool. Graham was my father's second name, so I took Graham because Lukas Graham sounded cool. Lukas Forchhammer

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Photo Quote of Give him enough rope and he will hang himself.
Give him enough rope and he will hang himself.

Charlotte Bronte

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We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

Jean Toomer

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You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt.

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He that has been bitten by a snake is afraid of a rope.

Edward Albee

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I seemed to have been born reading.

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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I took my writing seriously, and it seemed to pay off.

Samuel R. Delany

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The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get.

William Beebe

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Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself.

Sallust

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Photo Quote of I read very little contemporary anything.
I read very little contemporary anything.

Alan Furst

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I write nothing but contemporary romances.

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I'm always interested in contemporary fiction.

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Every contemporary poet is a door to another poet.

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I will offer a choice, not an echo.

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I have no talent. I have nothing to offer.

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When you give a good offer, people take it.

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No, I did not offer to resign for a second.

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Form follows beauty.

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Cinema is an art form.

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Form follows function.

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Music is a form of prayer.

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I deal in facts.

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Turning 18 is a big deal.

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Cardio's not really my deal.

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Howie Mandel is the real deal.

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We live in a kissy society.

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We are what make up society.

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Society wants happy families.

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We need proof in our society.

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I over-write!

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I love to write.

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I write my music.

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I wanted to write.

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I wanted to be a goalie.

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I wanted to be a jockey.

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I wanted to be a plumber.

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Well, I'm English.

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I know Russia well.

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Well, excuuuuuse me!

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Well, I love clothes.

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I love life.

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Life's messy.

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I resist life.

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Chess is life.

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