Raymond ChandlerNeither of the two people in the room paid any attention to the way I came in, although only one of them was dead.
About This Quote
Many people make the mistake of not paying attention to others who are in their presence. The reason for this is that they are too wrapped up in their own lives to see what’s going on around them. In this quote, the speaker is speaking about how he managed to stay unnoticed when two people were talking in a room. He could have just walked out, but instead he chose to observe them from a distance.
Source: The Big Sleep
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