It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window.

Raymond Chandler

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Topic

Blondes Beautiful women Women

Author

Raymond Chandler

Source

Farewell, My Lovely

Medium

Novel

Genre

Detective fiction

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Chandler, Raymond. Farewell, My Lovely. Alfred A. Knopf, 1940, ch. 13.

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Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1735 1730s 18th century
Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. Letter to M. Blount. 1735, I. 270.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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Churchill, Winston. "The Few." House of Commons meeting. 20 Aug. 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Battle of Britain: 'The Few'." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.