"[voiceover] The house itself wasn't much. It was smaller than Buckingham Palace and probably had fewer windows than t…"

"[voiceover] She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket."

"[voiceover, to himself] You've been beaten up, slapped, shot full of hop until you were as crazy as two waltzing mice…"

"[voiceover] It was one of those transient motels, something between a fleabag and a dive."

"[voiceover] I sparred with the night clerk for a couple of minutes, but it was like trying to open a sardine can afte…"

"[on being shaken by the lapels] Now wait a minute. I've been slapped, scratched, punched, knocked unconscious, drugge…"

"[looking at the dead bodies of Moose and Velma] Moose never would have hurt her. It didn't matter to him that she had…"

"Billy Rolfe: You're not a detective, Marlowe, you're a slot machine. You'll do anything for six bits."

"Robert Mitchum - Philip Marlowe"

"[voiceover, opening lines] This past spring was the first that I felt tired and realized I was growing old. Maybe it …"