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We can’t buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.

O. Henry

There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
O. HENRY

Clear Couch
If you can’t write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
O. HENRY

Forget Please Story Writing Yourself
Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr’s.
O. HENRY

Happiness Life Perfection
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life.
O. HENRY

Life Live Person Poverty War
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
O. HENRY

Greatness Place
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
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather
By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
O. HENRY

Addiction Choice Discover Eat Habit Nature Place
This fair but pitiless city of Manhattan was without a soul its inhabitants were manikins moved by wires and springs.
O. HENRY

Fair Move Soul Wire
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
In the Big City a man will disappear with the suddenness and completeness of the flame of a candle that is blown out.
O. HENRY

Anand Thakur
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.
O. HENRY

Grudge Hands Man Personal Way
O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
O. HENRY

Gift Knowledge Wisdom
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
It ain’t the roads we take; it’s what’s inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.
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Ourselves Road Travel Way
I’ve got some of my best yarns from park benches, lamp posts and newspaper stands.
O. HENRY

Lamp Myself Stand

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