Talking is something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice.

I don t mind a reasonable amount of trouble.

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

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

Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?

Listen, darling, tomorrow I'll buy you a whole lot of detective stories, but don't worry your pretty little head over mysteries tonight.

I couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, its possible to get another. There's only one Maltese Falcon.

My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench into the machinery.

Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.

I once knew a man who stole a Ferris Wheel.

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.

I couldn't resist him, his eyes were like yours, his hair was exactly the shade of brown.He's just not as tall, but I couldn't tell, it was dark and I was lying down.

Only dead mathematics can be taught where competition prevails: living mathematics must always be a communal possession.

Sister, I won't ask for forgiveness, my sins are all I have.

I think I'm attracted to writers who tell us something about ourselves.

I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.

What crimes, for which we condemn the Government as satanic, have not we been guilty of towards our own untouchable brethren?

Choosing whom you love is the most political decision you can make.

The Bible is there to enable God's people to be equipped to do God's work in God's world, not to give them an excuse to sit back smugly, knowing they possess all God's truth.

Never forget the favors done for you. Always forget the favors you’ve done for others.