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Let us never accept the point of view that mysteries are written by hacks. The poorest of us shed our blood over every chapter. The best of us start from scratch with every new book.

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), U.S. author. letter, Oct. 1955. Raymond Chandler Speaking (1962).

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