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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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Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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Conversation Existence Taste
Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr’s.
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Happiness Life Perfection
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
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
To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.
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Herself Impossible Love Power Quite Relationship Woman Worship
If you can’t write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
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Forget Please Story Writing Yourself
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
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
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 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.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
Broadway – the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold-mines of Gotham.
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Gold Greatness Wash
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
This fair but pitiless city of Manhattan was without a soul its inhabitants were manikins moved by wires and springs.
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Fair Move Soul Wire

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