Do I have to be polite?” I asked. “Or can I just be natural? - Raymond Chandler

The most durable thing in writing is
style. It is a projection of personality and you have
to have a personality before you can project it. It
is the product of emotion and perception.

California, the department-store state. The most of everything and the best of nothing. Here we go again.

I looked at Spangler. He was leaning forward so far he was almost out of his chair. He looked as if he was going to jump. I couldn't think of any reason why he should jump, so I thought he must be excited. I looked back at Breeze. He was about as excited as a hole in the wall.