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He studied cities as women study their reflections.

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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
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
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.
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Love Man Poverty Taste War
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
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience.
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Boredom Conscience Irritate Morals
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
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
When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.
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Beginning Hilarious Man Sorrow
What is the world at its best but a little round field of the moving pictures with two walking together in it?
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Best Move Picture Round World
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing Yourself
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
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
It ain’t the roads we take; it’s what’s inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.
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Ourselves Road Travel Way

He studied cities as women study their reflections.

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