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When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.

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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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Difference Grief Light Old Remain Sorrow
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
Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
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
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
Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr’s.
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Happiness Life Perfection
Those whom we first love we seldom marry.
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Love Marriage
Broadway – the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold-mines of Gotham.
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Gold Greatness Wash
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 was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
By rights you’re a king. If I was you, I’d call for a new deal.
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Call Deal King Right Yourself
Be always decent and right in your home town; and when you’re on the road, never take more than four glasses of beer a day or play higher than a twenty-five-cent limit.
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Decent Home Limitation Right Yourself
To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.
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Herself Impossible Love Power Quite Relationship Woman Worship

When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.

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