Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
Samuel Dashiell Hammettwas an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, and the Continental Op...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth27 May 1894
CitySt Marys County, MD
CountryUnited States of America
american-author pain
I still think you are a pain in the neck.
grey man neck scratched shot somebody
Who shot him? I asked.The grey man scratched the back of his neck and said: Somebody with a gun.
monkeys way machinery
My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench into the machinery.
sound woods sometimes
It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.
yarn people trying
A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit.
bunnies lettuce
Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.
nice love-you smell
Nora said: 'I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people.
agents three trouble
Three times I have been mistaken for a prohibition agent, but never had any trouble clearing myself.
cairo want smooth
Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?
faces beats made
The face she made at me was probably meant for a smile. Whatever it was, it beat me. I was afraid she'd do it again, so I surrendered
crooks noir sam-spade
The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.