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There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth’s burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.

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He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
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
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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Conversation Existence Taste
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
There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth’s burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.
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Difference Grief Light Old Remain Sorrow
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
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing Yourself
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
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
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
Each of us, when our day’s work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.
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Book Day Ideal Seek Silence Work
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
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
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
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Creativity Pill Story
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself

There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth’s burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.

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There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth’s burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.

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