"For instance: 'I simply adore her' means 'I'd stick a knife in her back if she had a back.' 'They are absolutely and utterly precious' means 'What rubbish, but that woman never did have any taste.' 'I rather care for that' means 'Means give it to me quick.' And 'I'm impossibly in love with him' means 'He has enough money to pay for the drinks.'" - Raymond Chandler (from a 1955 letter)
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