“...Our friend Nunheim was filled full of .32s just about an hour after he copped the sneak on us - deader'n hell. The pills look like they come from the same gun that cut down the Wolf dame. The experts are matching 'em up now. I guess he wishes he'd stayed and talked to us.”
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Dashiell Hammett was an American author renowned for his hard-boiled detective novels. His works are characterized by complex plots and deep psychological descriptions, profoundly influencing the genre of detective fiction. more
“Don't just be happy, be humbled as well.”
“A large chunk of the human species is sufficiently intelligent but insufficiently humble.”
“The opinion of humble people is not heard, but that’s just my humble opinion.”