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She had become so thoroughly annealed into his life that she was like the air he breathed–necessary but scarcely noticed.

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Hospitality in the prairie country is not limited. Even if your enemy passes your way, you must feed him before you shoot him.
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Country Enemy Hospital Pass Praise Yourself
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry.
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Man Marriage Pass Time Woman
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
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Invisible Strand Woman
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing Yourself
It’s said that love makes the world go around. Let me tell you, the announcement lacks verification. It’s the wind from the dinner horn that does it.
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Horn Love Myself Verify Wind World
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.
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Brilliant Declare Encouragement Greatness Woman
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
Now, girls, if you want to observe a young man hustle out after a pick and shovel, just tell him that your heart is in some other fellow’s grave. Young men are grave-robbers by nature.
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Grave Heart Nature Observation Young Yourself
Each of us, when our day’s work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.
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Book Day Ideal Seek Silence Work
When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.
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Beginning Hilarious Man Sorrow

She had become so thoroughly annealed into his life that she was like the air he breathed–necessary but scarcely noticed.

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