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O. Henry, one of America's most beloved short story writers, is known for his wit, humor, and surprise endings. His works, often depicting the everyday struggles and triumphs of ordinary people, continue to captivate readers with their heartwarming and clever conclusions. O. Henry's ability to turn simple stories into profound narratives teaches us the value of perspective, storytelling, and the unexpected. His legacy encourages writers to find beauty and meaning in the everyday and to surprise their readers with creative ingenuity.
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"When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard."

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

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"It brings up happy old days when I was only a farmer and not an agriculturist."

Old,
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"By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal."

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"Whenever he saw a dollar in another man's hands he took it as a personal grudge, if he couldn't take it any other way."

Man,
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"Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man's starving!"

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"By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed."

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"Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark."

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"East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State."

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"It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York."

Old,
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"We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us."

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"If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry."

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"It is said that love makes the world go 'round - the announcement lacks verification. It's wind from the dinner horn that does it."

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"There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American."

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"The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate."

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"A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows."

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"Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills."

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"If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry."

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"She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership)."

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"Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence."

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