Dashiell Hammett Quotes


I distrust a man that says when. If he's got to be careful not to drink to much it's because he's not to be trusted when he does.


Citations

Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.

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Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
  • Born: May 27, 1894
  • Died: January 10, 1961
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist

Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.