Quotes by Chandler, Raymond

Such is the brutalization of commercial ethics in this country that no >>

The overall picture, as the boys say, is of a degraded community whose >>

Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is >>

Quotations about America

America is a great country, but you can't live in it for nothing. >>

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rat >>

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peac >>

The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt.

Chandler, Raymond