They Write Them Long Because They Can't

Don't Ever Write Anything You Don't Like Yourself And If You Do Like It, Don't Take Anyone's Advice About Changing It. They Just Don't Know.

I'm Killing Time And It's Dying Hard.

Hammett Gave Murder Back To The Kind Of People That Commit It For Reasons, Not Just To Provide A Corpse; And With The Means At Hand, Not Hand-wrought Dueling Pistols, Curare And Tropical Fish.

They Write Them Long Because They Can't Write Them Short.

A Good Title Is The Title Of A Successful Book.