If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life.
O. HENRYWrite what you like; there is no other rule.
More O. Henry Quotes
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We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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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.
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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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All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.
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To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.
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Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr’s.
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I’ve got some of my best yarns from park benches, lamp posts and newspaper stands.
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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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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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Young artists must pave their way to Art by drawing pictures for magazine stories that young authors write to pave their way to Literature.
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By rights you’re a king. If I was you, I’d call for a new deal.
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Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Now, girls, if you want to observe a young man hustle out after a pick and shovel, just tell him that your heart is in some other fellow’s grave. Young men are grave-robbers by nature.
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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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