→ HARDBOILED NOIR SENTENCE STARTERS.
taken mostly from raymond chandler. change pronouns and details as you see fit.
Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.
I knew you were trouble the moment you walked in.
She was all that mattered.
You look like you could use a drink.
Quit riding me for it.
I wasn’t expecting you.
You can have a hangover from other things than alcohol. I had one from women.
I’ve been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate.
To say goodbye is to die a little.
I’m a big fan of forgiveness, as long as I get even first.
You’ve been following me around for a couple of days. Like a fellow trying to pick up a girl and lacking that last bit of nerve.
I kind of liked the way you handled that.
Private dick, eh? What can I do for you?
It probably started in poetry. Everything always does.
I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings.
Kiss me, you fool.
You know such lovely people.
He just picked me up. I'm kind of cute sometimes.
There is no trap as deadly as the one you set for yourself.
I’m always packing a rod.
This is a good place for bad people.
I may break a few rules, but I break them in your favor.
Sock it to me.
It’s you and me against the city.
The devil’s in the details.
Guns never settle anything. They’re just a fast curtain to a bad second act.
You look about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food cake.
You don’t really love her, do you?
I don’t give a damn where you go or what you do when you get there.
You talk too damn much and too damn much of it is about you.
There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others.
She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.
There are no knights in this game.
He bent me. I can be bent. I'm not the City Hall. He bent me.
It’s been a busy evening.
There’s blood on the floor there, under the rug. Quite a lot of blood.
Just who the hell are you?
That was the moment I fell in love.
A heart’s a heavy thing to carry.
It is in love that we are made. In love, we disappear.
See if this bird is wearing any iron.
I’m not sleeping with her.
You and I ought to get along.
Take a word of advice: leave me out of your plans.
Come on. It’s about to rain.











