“The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you c...” — Raymond Chandler Quote

“The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could never meet on neutral ground. You can only meet him as an artist. He sees nothing objectively because his own ego is always in the foreground of every picture.”

“Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.”

“If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not have come.”

“Generally speaking, ego isn't a good thing. Humility is the most important quality in a human being.”

“I think no one is without ego. It exists in all of us.”

“I don't think it's wrong to have a big ego. Sometimes a big ego can help you also.”