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History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.

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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
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Day Oneself Ourselves Patriotic
Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.
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Gravitation Habit Pieces Power Theory
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Dominate Life Smile
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
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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Conversation Existence Taste
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
In the Big City a man will disappear with the suddenness and completeness of the flame of a candle that is blown out.
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Anand Thakur
Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
What else can you expect from a town thats shut off from the world by the ocean on one side and New Jersey on the other?
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Expectation Ocean World
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
There are a few editor men with whom I am privileged to come in contact. It has not been long since it was their habit to come in contact with me. There is a difference.
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Contact Difference Man Privilege
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

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