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Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.

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The lonesomest thing in all the world is a soul when it is making ready to go on its mysterious, far journey.
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Journey Mystery Soul World
We can’t buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
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Cash Live People Time
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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Air Breathe Life Necessary Notice Scarce
O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
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Gift Knowledge Wisdom
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
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Clear Couch
What is the world at its best but a little round field of the moving pictures with two walking together in it?
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Best Move Picture Round World
Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction.
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Animal Communication Human Talk Together
When I see a shipwreck, I like to know what caused the disaster. I learned nothing but the glow that wrapped her face when the soup came. That’s the story.
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Disaster Face Myself Reason See Story
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
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Addiction Choice Discover Eat Habit Nature Place
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.
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Friendship Oneself Wonderful Word
It ain’t the roads we take; it’s what’s inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.
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Ourselves Road Travel Way
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather

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