The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt. - Raymond Chandler

Famous Quotes / Raymond Chandler

Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Raymond Chandler: "The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt."

Raymond Chandler's Quotations

Quotations about

American	Americans	Card	Civilization
Cool	English	Englishman	Friendliness
Give	Irony	Keynote	Likely
Manner	None	Poise	Shirt
Sort	Very	Vulgarity	Warmhearted
Where

Quotes by Power Quotations