The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.

Dashiell Hammett

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Hammett, Dashiell. "The Maltese Falcon." Black Mask, Sept. 1929 - Jan. 1930.

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Hammett, Dashiell. "The Maltese Falcon." The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest. Everyman's Library, 2000, ch. 12.

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A quote by Dashiell Hammett about talking too much: “The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.”

A quote by Dashiell Hammett about talking too much: “The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.”

A quote by Dashiell Hammett about talking too much: “The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.”