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Dashiell Hammett — Portrait after a picture by Photographer unattributed; published by Knopf (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

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Dashiell Hammett

American writer

1894–1961

6 quotes, most often on Talking.

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter
The Maltese Falcon (1930), Chapter 12In context
- Clever Jabs
- Talking
When a man’s partner is killed he’s supposed to do something about it. It doesn’t make any difference what you thought of him. He was your partner and you’re supposed to do something about it.
The Maltese Falcon (1930), Chapter 20In context
I distrust a man that says when. If he’s got to be careful not to drink too much it’s because he’s not to be trusted when he does.
The Maltese Falcon (1930), Chapter 11In context
- Character
I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking’s something you can’t do judiciously unless you keep in practice.
The Maltese Falcon (1930), Chapter 11In context
- Talking
I’m a man who likes talking to a man that likes to talk.
The Maltese Falcon (1930), Chapter 11In context
- Talking
I won’t play the sap for you.
The Maltese Falcon (1930), Chapter 20In context

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