A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Showing posts with label Philip Marlowe. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Philip Marlowe. Show all posts

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Quote of the Day (Raymond Chandler, on an ‘Inconspicuous’ Gangster)

"Even on Central Avenue, not the quietest dressed street in the world, he looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice ...

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Quote of the Day (Raymond Chandler, as Philip Marlowe Eyes a Femme Fatale)

“She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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