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The Thin Man

Name: The Thin Man
Author: Dashiell Hammett

The Thin Man is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in the December 1933 issue of Redbook. It appeared in book form the following month.

“The people who lie the most are nearly always the clumsiest at it, and they're easier to fool with lies than most people, too. You'd think they'd be on the look-out for lies, but they seem to be the very ones that will believe almost anything at all.”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

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“"You got types?"
"Only you, darling-lanky brunettes with wicked jaws."”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

Nora & Nick
Source: The Thin Man (1929)

“The problem with putting two and two together is that sometimes you get four, and sometimes you get twenty-two.”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

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“"How do you feel?"
"Terrible. I must have gone to bed sober."”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

Nora & Nick
Source: The Thin Man (1929)

“A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit.”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

Nick Charles
The Thin Man (1929)

“She keeps trying and you’ve got to be careful or you’ll find yourself believing her, not because she seems to be telling the truth, but simply because you’re tired of disbelieving her.”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

Nick Charles
The Thin Man (1929)

“Tall-over six feet-and one of the thinnest men I’ve ever seen. He must be about fifty now and his hair was almost white when I knew him. Usually needs a haircut, ragged brindle mustache, bites his fingernails.”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

I pushed the dog away to reach for my drink.
Nick Charles
The Thin Man (1929)

“That’s why I don’t very often drink, or even smoke. I want to try cocaine, though because that’s suppose to sharpen the brain, isn’t it?”

Dashiell Hammett book The Thin Man

Gilbert Wynant
The Thin Man (1929)

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