Raymond Chandler

“Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.”

“The law is not justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law is, and for my money it's a good deal better than the next best thing, which is no law at all.”

“It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window.”