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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

O. Henry

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
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Dominate Life Smile
Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man’s starving!
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Business Family Love Man Religion Starve
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
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
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
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
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
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
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Invisible Strand Woman
All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.
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Brilliant Declare Encouragement Greatness Woman
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry.
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Man Marriage Pass Time Woman
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
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

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