Listen, darling, tomorrow I'll buy you a whole lot of detective stories, but don't worry your pretty little head over mysteries tonight.
Dashiell HammettNora said: 'I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people.
Dashiell HammettI couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, its possible to get another. There's only one Maltese Falcon.
Dashiell Hammett