Fragments of Noir

Monday, 25 September 2017

The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of the man.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fred Stein
Paris 1934

fragments of noir: 'It was one of those hot dry Santa Annas that come down thru the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. ............ Red Wind- Raymond Chandler

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