Quotes by Chandler, Raymond

She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. >>

The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you c >>

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. >>

Quotations about Critics and Criticism

Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on >>

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the c >>

When the critics come around it's always too late. >>

Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic.

Chandler, Raymond