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Bride knoweth bride at the glance of an eye. And between them swiftly passes comfort and meaning in a language that man and widows wot not of.

O. Henry

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.
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Ethnicity Identity Race State
Whenever he saw a dollar in another man’s hands he took it as a personal grudge, if he couldn’t take it any other way.
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Grudge Hands Man Personal Way
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
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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Adventure Calculate Fate Greatness True
Whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.
O. HENRY

Beginning Count Funeral Medicine Myself Patience Power
I’ve got some of my best yarns from park benches, lamp posts and newspaper stands.
O. HENRY

Lamp Myself Stand
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
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Clear Couch
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
O. HENRY

Day Oneself Ourselves Patriotic
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
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
Bride knoweth bride at the glance of an eye. And between them swiftly passes comfort and meaning in a language that man and widows wot not of.
O. HENRY

Bridge Comfortable Eyes Language Widow
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
Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man’s starving!
O. HENRY

Business Family Love Man Religion Starve

Bride knoweth bride at the glance of an eye. And between them swiftly passes comfort and meaning in a language that man and widows wot not of.

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