He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake. Raymond Chandler

“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 that trick. That was supposed to make me roll over on my back with all four paws in the air.”
― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep 

“I'm an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”
― Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life 

“In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.”
― Raymond Chandler