Chandler, Raymond -- Trouble Is My Business, Introduction (1950)

Dave — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:28:24 +0000

Undoubtedly the stories about them [hard-boiled detectives] had a fantastic element. Such things happened, but not so rapidly, nor to so close-knit a group of people, nor within so narrow a frame of logic. This was inevitable because the demand was for constant action; if you stopped to think you were lost. When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) American novelist
Trouble Is My Business, Introduction (1950)
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Chandler, Raymond -- Trouble Is My Business, Introduction (1950)