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.
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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