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There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.

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We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
Those whom we first love we seldom marry.
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Love Marriage
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
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
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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Adventure Calculate Fate Greatness True
Whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.
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Beginning Count Funeral Medicine Myself Patience Power
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
Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside.
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Fortune Prize Road Shadow Win
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
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
Young artists must pave their way to Art by drawing pictures for magazine stories that young authors write to pave their way to Literature.
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Artist Author Drawing Literature Young
No friendship is an accident.
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Accident Friendship
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
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

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