All O. Henry Quotes
- I wanted to paint a picture some day that people would stand before and forget that it was made of paint. I wanted it to… Bar
- But the best, in my opinion, was the home life in the little flat--the ardent, voluble chats after the day's study; the cozy dinners and… Ambition
- 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. Give
- He studied cities as women study their reflections. Cities
- There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection… Clearly
- There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. Clearly
- She had become so thoroughly annealed into his life that she was like the air he breathed--necessary but scarcely noticed. Air
- 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… Bookshelves
- Greenwich Village... the village of low rents and high arts. Art
- [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… Anything Else
- A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else. Always Takes
- The magi, as you know, were wise men wonderfully wise men who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of… Art
- It brings up happy old days when I was only a farmer and not an agriculturist. Agriculturist
- If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry. Alone