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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

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
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
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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Book Day Ideal Seek Silence Work
What else can you expect from a town thats shut off from the world by the ocean on one side and New Jersey on the other?
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Expectation Ocean World
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
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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Horn Love Myself Verify Wind World
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.
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Love Man Poverty Taste War
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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Air Breathe Life Necessary Notice Scarce
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
Broadway – the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold-mines of Gotham.
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Gold Greatness Wash
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
No friendship is an accident.
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Accident Friendship
All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.
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Brilliant Declare Encouragement Greatness Woman
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.
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Clear Couch
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True

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

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

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