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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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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
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
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
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
We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.
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Friendship Oneself Wonderful Word
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
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Creativity Pill Story
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather.
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Clear Himself Sunshine Weather
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
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Dominate Life Smile
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
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
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

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