Extended Reading

The Long Goodbye quotes

  • Roger Wade aka Billy Joe Smith: You know what I wish you'd do? I wish you'd take that goddamn J.C. Penny tie off and settle down with me and what you and I are gonna do is have a little old-fashioned, man-to-man drinking party.

    Philip Marlowe: That's okay with me, but I'm not gonna take my tie off.

    Roger Wade aka Billy Joe Smith: Alright, you leave your tie on. Now, I"ll tell you what I got. I got champagne, beer, Scotch, bourbon, aquavit, tawny port...

  • Philip Marlowe: Fifty grand. You must run into a lot of luck, Mr. Wade. Most guys lose their undies when they play for those kind of stakes.