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In dress, habits, manners, provincialism, routine and narrowness, he acquired that charming insolence, that irritating completeness, that sophisticated crassness, that overbalanced poise that makes the Manhattan gentleman so delightfully small in its greatness.

O. Henry
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O. Henry's Popular Quotes

Bolivar cannot carry double

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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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If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life

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No friendship is an accident.

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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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A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.

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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

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

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