I’m a copper,” he said. “Just a plain ordinary copper. Reasonably honest. As honest as you could expect a man to be in a world where it’s out of styl… - Raymond Chandler

As honest as you can expect a man to be in a world where its going out of style.

The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a little.

The wet air was as cold as the ashes of love.

"You're broke, eh?"
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate.