Don't be a hero, young man. There's no percentage in it. - Raymond Chandler

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Don't be a hero, young man. There's no percentage in it.

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About Raymond Chandler

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

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Photographer uncredited. Published by Alfred A. Knopf. (Public domain / CC0)

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Birth Name: Raymond Thornton Chandler

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