I found I was repeating myself. It is the beginning of the end when you discover you have style.

Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.

Yes,' Spade growled. 'And when you're slapped you'll take it and like it.' He released Cairo's wrist and with a thick open hand struck the side of his face three times savagely.

I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve.

She grinned at me. 'You got types?' 'Only you darling - lanky brunettes with wicked jaws.

A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit.

He looked rather pleasantly, like a blonde satan.