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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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It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.
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Gravitation Habit Pieces Power Theory
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
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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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
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
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
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
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
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
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Creativity Pill Story
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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Adventure Calculate Fate Greatness 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
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather
Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
When I see a shipwreck, I like to know what caused the disaster. I learned nothing but the glow that wrapped her face when the soup came. That’s the story.
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Disaster Face Myself Reason See Story
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

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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