Previous Quote

Dashiell Hammett Quotes

Next Quote
Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready.Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter? - Quote by Dashiell Hammett

Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready.Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?

Dashiell Hammett
Copy LinkCopy Link
Copy QuoteCopy Quote
Copy ImageCopy Image
Download Image of QuoteDownload Image

About The Quote

Related Authors

Related Topics

More Quotes From Dashiell Hammett

How about a drop of something to cut the phlegm?Why don't you stay sober today?We didn't come to New York to stay sober.
Dashiell Hammett
My side felt a lot better when Nora called me at noon the next day. "My nice policeman wants to see you," she said. "How do you feel?""Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober." I pushed Asta out of the way and got up.
Dashiell Hammett
I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink to much it's because he's not to be trusted when he does.
Dashiell Hammett
...I guess I can put two and two together.""Sometimes the answer's four," I said, "and sometimes it's twenty-two...
Dashiell Hammett
To get what he wanted, a man had to give other people what they wanted.
Dashiell Hammett
When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it. It doesn't make any difference what you thought of him. He was your partner and you're supposed to do something about it. Then it happens we were in the detective business. Well, when one of your organization gets killed it's bad business to let the killer get away with it. It's bad all around-bad for that one organization, bad for every detective everywhere. Sam Spade
Dashiell Hammett
He was the perfect soldier: he went where you sent him, and stayed where you put him, and had no idea of his own to keep him from doing exactly what you told him.
Dashiell Hammett
The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.
Dashiell Hammett
Report Quote Report Quote Report Quote Submit Quote Submit Quote Submit Quote