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He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.

O. Henry

A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
O. HENRY

Art Himself Respect Time
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
O. HENRY

Reflection Study Woman
When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.
O. HENRY

Beginning Hilarious Man Sorrow
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
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life.
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Life Live Person Poverty War
Whenever he saw a dollar in another man’s hands he took it as a personal grudge, if he couldn’t take it any other way.
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Grudge Hands Man Personal Way
It ain’t the roads we take; it’s what’s inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.
O. HENRY

Ourselves Road Travel Way
In the Big City a man will disappear with the suddenness and completeness of the flame of a candle that is blown out.
O. HENRY

Anand Thakur
Whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.
O. HENRY

Beginning Count Funeral Medicine Myself Patience Power
We can’t buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
O. HENRY

Cash Live People Time
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.
O. HENRY

Horn Love Myself Verify Wind World
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
O. HENRY

Art Love Oneself Service
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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Adventure Calculate Fate Greatness True
Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.
O. HENRY

Gravitation Habit Pieces Power Theory
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
O. HENRY

Darkness Home Light Myself

He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.

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