WIST Quotations

Hammett, Dashiell -- The Maltese Falcon (1940)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

When a man’s partner is killed, he’s supposed to do something about it.

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) American author, screenwriter, political activist
The Maltese Falcon (1940)

Hammett, Dashiell -- Interview with Helen Herbert Foster, “House Burglary Poor Trade,” Brooklyn Eagle Magazine (Oct 1929)

Dave — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:04:18 +0000

What I try to do is write a story about a detective rather than a detective story. Keeping the reader fooled until the last, possible moment is a good trick and I usually try to play it, but I can’t attach more than secondary importance to it. The puzzle isn’t so interesting to me as the behavior of the detective attacking it.

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) American author, screenwriter, political activist
Interview with Helen Herbert Foster, “House Burglary Poor Trade,” Brooklyn Eagle Magazine (Oct 1929)
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Hammett, Dashiell -- Interview with Helen Herbert Foster, “House Burglary Poor Trade,” Brooklyn Eagle Magazine (Oct 1929)

Dave — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:49:48 +0000

Of all the men embezzling from their employers with whom I have had contact, I can’t remember a dozen who smoked, drank or had any of the vices in which bonding companies are so interested.

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) American author, screenwriter, political activist
Interview with Helen Herbert Foster, “House Burglary Poor Trade,” Brooklyn Eagle Magazine (Oct 1929)
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