Nobody lives forever, nobody stays young long enough. My past seems like so much excess baggage, my future a series of long goodbyes, my present an empty flask, the last good drink already bitter on my tongue.
James Crumley
The Last Good Kiss
1978
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So save your money. If you want somebody to look for your little brother, go to the police. The bastards are corrupt but they're cheap. I'm expensive and corrupt. And not very good at my job. I can find a naked woman in a dark room, but not if she runs.
The Wrong Case
James Crumley
1975
I have learned some things. Modern life is warfare without end ; take no prisoners, leave no wounded, eat the dead - that's environmentally sound.
James Crumley
My past seemed like so much excess baggage, my future a series of long goodbyes, my present an empty flask. The last good drink already bitter on my tongue.
