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Not very long ago some one invented the assertion that there were only "Four Hundred" people in New York City who were really worth noticing. But a wiser man has arisen - the census taker - and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the field of these little stories of the "Four Million.

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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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Bolivar cannot carry double

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

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

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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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