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Creative Quotations from Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) born on Jun 23 US short-story writer, novelist; He was considered master of "hard-boiled" crime.

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2 Creative Quotations from Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) born on Jun 23 US short-story writer, novelist; He was considered master of "hard-boiled" crime stories, e.g., The Big Sleep, 1939 & Playback, 1958.

3 The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof he's fresh out of ideas.

4 The more you reason the less you create.

5 The moment a man sets his thoughts down on paper, however secretly, he is in a sense writing for publication.

6 A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.

7 If my books had been any worse I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better I should not have come.

8 Distill your Creative Thinking with Creative Quotations! Visit CreativeQuotations.com today!

9 CREDITS: Copyright 2008, Baertracks. BeMoreCreative & Creative Quotations are pending trademarks. Public domain photo Wikimedia Commons. Background music from Sound Ideas.

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