“The air was full of human essence, of artificial enticement, of coquetry, indolence, pleasure—the man-made sense of existence.” — O. Henry Copy Share Image
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat - seamy on both sides. — O. Henry Copy Share Image
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence. — O. Henry Copy Share Image
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life — O. Henry Copy Share Image
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war. — O. Henry Copy Share Image
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. — O. Henry Copy Share Image
“She turned on me a flatteringly protracted but a wiltingly disapproving gaze, & then went inside, humming a light song to indicate… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
I have been called 'The American De Maupassant.' Well, I never wrote a filthy word in my life, and I don't like… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
Yes, I get dry spells. Sometimes I can't turn out a thing for three months. When one of those spells comes on… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
[A]ll of life, as we know it, moves in little, unavailing circles. More justly than to anything else, it can be likened… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
But the best, in my opinion, was the home life in the little flat--the ardent, voluble chats after the day's study; the… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavour of life until he has known poverty, love and war.… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
She had become so thoroughly annealed into his life that she was like the air he breathed--necessary but scarcely noticed. — O. Henry Copy Share Image
My advice to you, if you should ever be in a hold up, is to line up with the cowards and save your bravery… — O. Henry Copy Share
“It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.” — O. Henry Copy Share
Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside. — O. Henry Copy Share
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership). — O. Henry Copy Share
There is no well defined boundary line between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the outside limits of the other, and… — O. Henry Copy Share
All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman. — O. Henry Copy Share
Young artists must pave their way to Art by drawing pictures for magazine stories that young authors write to pave their way to Literature. — O. Henry Copy Share
I've got some of my best yarns from park benches, lamp posts and newspaper stands. — O. Henry Copy Share
There are stories in everything. I've got some of my best yarns from park benches, lampposts, and newspaper stands. — O. Henry Copy Share
Bride knoweth bride at the glance of an eye. And between them swiftly passes comfort and meaning in a language that man and widows… — O. Henry Copy Share
![“[A]ll of life, as we know it, moves in little, unavailing circles. More justly than to anything else, it can be likened to the game of baseball. Crack! we hit the ball, and away we go. If we earn a run (in life we call it success) we get back to the home plate and sit upon a bench. If we are…” quote by O. Henry](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ecc/o-henry-3281_away-we-go_a-ll-of-life-as-we-know-it-moves-in-litt_1632879.jpg)
