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By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.

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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
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Domination Down Moral Reflection Smile
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
It gives men courage and ambition and the nerve for anything. It has the colour of gold, is clear as a glass and shines after dark as if the sunshine were still in it.
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Ambition Color Courage Darkness Man Sunshine
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
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
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Clear Couch
By rights you’re a king. If I was you, I’d call for a new deal.
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Call Deal King Right Yourself
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
No friendship is an accident.
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Accident Friendship
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.
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Friendship Oneself Wonderful Word
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
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
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Creativity Pill Story
I’ll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.
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Myself Secret Story Writing
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing 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

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