“Now wait a minute. I've been slapped, scratched, punched, knocked...” – Philip Marlowe, Farewell, My Lovely ... Movie Quotes Database

[on being shaken by the lapels]

Now wait a minute. I've been slapped, scratched, punched, knocked unconscious, drugged, and shot at, looking for your Velma, so quit trying to make a milkshake out of my insides, will you?

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