Insults Exchange Between Frances and Marlowe
Frances Amthor:
I think you're a very stupid person. You look stupid, you're in a stupid business, and you're on a stupid case.
Philip Marlowe:
I get it. I'm stupid.
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Marlowe's Confession and the Twist of Truth
Lt. Nulty: [during an interrogation]
All right, Marlowe, let's start again, huh? From the beginning.
Philip Marlowe:
I've told you twice. Now, why don't I make it easy on all of us and tell you what you want to hear? This fairy hired me to exchange a necklace for cash for a friend of his. We drove out to the woods. I shot him. I buried the fifteen grand. I drove my car back to his place, walked fifteen miles back to the woods, knocked myself on the head and then called the police.
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A Character's Description of Velma
Philip Marlowe:
What was she like... this Velma?
Moose Malloy:
Cute... cute as lace pants.
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Private Detective or Fairy Godmother?
Moose Malloy:
You a private Dick?
Philip Marlowe:
No. I'm your fairy godmother.
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Marlowe's Worth Questioned by Billy Rolfe
Billy Rolfe:
You're not a detective, Marlowe, you're a slot machine. You'll do anything for six bits.
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A Love Unconditional Despite Betrayal
Philip Marlowe: [looking at the dead bodies of Moose and Velma]
Moose never would have hurt her. It didn't matter to him that she hadn't written in 6 years. It didn't matter that she turned him in for a reward. The big lug loved her... and if he was still alive... it wouldn't matter to him that she'd pumped 3 bullets into him... What a world.
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Marlowe's Frustration in Pursuit of Velma
Philip Marlowe: [on being shaken by the lapels]
Now wait a minute. I've been slapped, scratched, punched, knocked unconscious, drugged, and shot at, looking for your Velma, so quit trying to make a milkshake out of my insides, will you?
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Marlowe's Encounter with the Night Clerk
Philip Marlowe: [voiceover]
I sparred with the night clerk for a couple of minutes, but it was like trying to open a sardine can after you broke off the metal lip. There was something about Abraham Lincoln's picture that loosened him up.
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Description of a Transient Motel
Philip Marlowe: [voiceover]
It was one of those transient motels, something between a fleabag and a dive.
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The Challenge of Resilience and Toughness
Philip Marlowe: [voiceover, to himself]
You've been beaten up, slapped, shot full of hop until you were as crazy as two waltzing mice; now let's see you do something really tough, like getting up.
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Memorable Smile and Its Impact on Marlowe
Philip Marlowe: [voiceover]
She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.
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Comparison of Houses and Their Features
Philip Marlowe: [voiceover]
The house itself wasn't much. It was smaller than Buckingham Palace and probably had fewer windows than the Chrysler building.
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Reflections on Aging and Weariness
Philip Marlowe: [voiceover, opening lines]
This past spring was the first that I felt tired and realized I was growing old. Maybe it was the rotten weather we'd had in L.A. Maybe the rotten cases I'd had. Mostly chasing a few missing husbands and then chasing their wives once I found them, in order to get paid. Or maybe it was just the plain fact that I am tired and growing old.
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