“The problem with putting two and two together is that sometimes you get four, and sometimes you get twenty-two.” TwoSometimesProblemTogetherFourTwentiesTwenty Two Author:Dashiell Hammett
“We didn't exactly believe your story.' Then --?' 'We believed your two hundred dollars.' 'You mean --' She seemed not to know what he meant. 'I mean that you paid us more than if you'd been telling the truth,' he explained blandly, 'and enough more to make it all right.” IfsKnowsBelieveMeanTwoEnoughStoriesHundredPaidDollarsTelling The Truth Author:Dashiell Hammett
“The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second “you.” FirstsTwoBoysSpokesVerbs Book:The Maltese Falcon Source: The Maltese Falcon
