“I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on princip...” — Raymond Chandler Quote

“I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it.”

“She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.”

“Television's perfect. You turn a few knobs, a few of those mechanical adjustments at which the higher apes are so proficient, and lean back and drain your mind of all thought. And there you are watching the bubbles in the primeval ooze. You don't have to concentrate. You don't have to react. You don't have to remember. You don't miss your brain because you don't need it. Your heart and liver and lungs continue to function normally. Apart from that, all is peace and quiet. You are in the man's nirvana. And if some poor nasty minded person comes along and says you look like a fly on a can of garbage, pay him no mind. He probably hasn't got the price of a television set.”

“If you think I'm a drunk, you shoulda seen my old man.”

“I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.”

“Yeah, she was hitting me hard. She was drunk and she was hitting me hard.”