# Quote — Raymond Chandler, The Little Sister

> I hung up.
>
> It was a step in the right direction, but it didn't go far enough. I ought to have locked the door and hid under the desk.

- Author: [Raymond Chandler](https://www.leafyquotes.com/raymond-chandler.md)
- Book: [The Little Sister](https://www.leafyquotes.com/raymond-chandler/the-little-sister.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/raymond-chandler/the-little-sister/i-hung-up-it-was

## More from this book

> 'He used to wear a little blond moustache but Mother made him cut it off. She said -'
>
> 'Don't tell me. The minister needed it to stuff a cushion.'

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