If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
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. - O. Henry
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.
- O. Henry
Bolivar cannot carry double - O. Henry
Bolivar cannot carry double
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life - O. Henry
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life
No friendship is an accident. - O. Henry
No friendship is an accident.
Write what you like; there is no other rule. - O. Henry
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate. - O. Henry
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. - O. Henry
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it. - O. Henry
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer. - O. Henry
We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
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