Marty Augustine Quotes in The Long Goodbye (1973)

Marty Augustine: Your friend was a murderer and a thief.

Philip Marlowe: That's a lie. I know he didn't kill her.

Marty Augustine: Let me tell you something else. It's a minor crime, to kill your wife. The major crime is that he stole my money. Your friend stole my money, and the penalty for that is capital punishment.

Marty Augustine: I didn't have any pubic hair until I was 15 years old.

Philip Marlowe: Oh yeah, you must have looked like one of the Three Little Pigs.

[Augustine has found a $5000 bill in Marlowe's pocket]

Marty Augustine: What's that?

Philip Marlowe: A picture of James Madison.

Marty Augustine: It's a $5000 bill.

Philip Marlowe: I know.

Marty Augustine: Where'd you get this?

Philip Marlowe: A box of crackerjacks, came as a prize.

Marty Augustine: [to Joanne] Look at that face. Is that a face for a magazine cover? The profile. You're beautiful, and I love you. I sleep with a lot of women; I make love to you. The single most important person in my life, next to my family. Is that right, Pepe? Huh?

[smashes a coke bottle on her face]

Marty Augustine: Get her out of here!

[to Marlowe]

Marty Augustine: Now, that's someone I love! And you I don't even like! You got an assignment, cheapie: find my money!