Most people go through life using up half their energy tryi… - Raymond Chandler

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Most people go through life using up half their energy trying to protect a dignity they never had.

Raymond Chandler

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Raymond Thornton Chandler (23 July 1888 – 26 March 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter who specialized in the crime fiction genre.

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