“ Just you and me and the road. Just a couple of tramps, just a couple of gypsies, that's it, but we'll be together. James M. Cain
“ I had killed a man, for money and a woman. I didn't have the money and I didn't have the woman. James M. Cain
“ The water, the surf, the colors on the shore. You think they make the beauty of the tropical sea, aye, lad? They do not. 'Tis the knowledge of what lurks below the surface of it, that awful-looking th… James M. Cain
“ I knew then what I had done. I had killed a man. I had killed a man to get a woman. I had put myself in her power, so there was one person in the world that could point a a finger at me, and I would h… James M. Cain
“ And then at last I began to realize how terrible a thing it was, the dream that you make come true. James M. Cain
“ She preferred to remain at a distance, to enjoy this child as she seemed, rather than as she was. James M. Cain
“ Sarebbe difficile definire esattamente i piani di Mildred. Mildred era femmina in tutto e per tutto e la caratteristica di una mente femminile è che si comporta nella direttiva come una nave cui sia p… James M. Cain
“ As I say, they don’t teach it at the academy, but you learn it on the job: not every man’s death is a crime. James M. Cain
“ On a plane I like to be left to myself, as the clouds and the sky and drone of the motor all make me feel dreamy, and dreams are a solo enterprise. James M. Cain
“ By nine, Mildred was powdered, puffed, perfumed, and patted to that state of semi-transparency that a woman seems to achieve when she is really dressed to go out. James M. Cain
