TuesdayAug 18, 2026
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O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910). Porter's 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization and the clever use of twist endings.
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
Turn up the lights, I dont want to go home in the dark.
There is no well-defined boundary between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the outside limits of the other, and he who attempts to tread this dangerous ground may be sometimes in one domain and sometimes in the other.
Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside.
Women's weapon, water-drops.
She would have made a splendid wife, for crying only made her eyes more bright and tender.
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