Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a mans starving! – O. Henry
There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. – O. Henry
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. – O. Henry
If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, theyd never marry. – O. Henry
I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesnt eradicate the reality of the suffering. Its all true at once, kind of humming and sublime. – George Saunders