"No friendship is an accident. "
— O. Henry (Heart of the West)

"We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer."
— O. Henry (Selected Stories of O. Henry)

"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."
— O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)

"All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another’s presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best."
— O. Henry

"All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best"
— O. Henry

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

"It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are."
— O. Henry

"The most notable thing about Time is that it is so purely relative. A large amount of reminiscence is, by common consent, conceded to the drowning man; and it is not past belief that one may review an entire courtship while removing one's gloves."
— O. Henry

"He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather."
— O. Henry (Selected Stories of O. Henry)

"Pull up the shades so I can see New York. I don't want to go home in the dark."
— O. Henry