Quotes by Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man

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She stared at him dully and said: “I don’t like crooks, and even if I did, I wouldn’t like crooks that are stool-pigeons — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
You know Quinn?" Macaulay asked me."Ten minutes ago I was putting him to bed."Macaulay grinned. "I hope you keep his acq — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
Don't be so damned patronizing. Your performance so far has been a little less than dazzling.""I didn't mean no harm," I — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
The people who lie the most are nearly always the clumsiest at it, and they're easier to fool with lies than most people — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
...I guess I can put two and two together.""Sometimes the answer's four," I said, "and sometimes it's twenty-two... — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
My side felt a lot better when Nora called me at noon the next day. "My nice policeman wants to see you," she said. "How — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man
How about a drop of something to cut the phlegm?Why don't you stay sober today?We didn't come to New York to stay sober. — Dashiell Hammett, The Thin Man