O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
O. HENRYHumans 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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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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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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I’ve got some of my best yarns from park benches, lamp posts and newspaper stands.
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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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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.
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If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry.
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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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There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
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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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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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Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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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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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life.
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If you live in an atmosphere of luxury, luxury is yours whether your money pays for it, or another’s.
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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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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
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She had become so thoroughly annealed into his life that she was like the air he breathed–necessary but scarcely noticed.
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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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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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Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
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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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