O. Henry
O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 September 1862
CityGreensboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
mushrooms people bullets
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 creep into them like a bar of music and mushroom there like a soft bullet.
yarn benches parks
There are stories in everything. I've got some of my best yarns from park benches, lampposts, and newspaper stands.
way turns
It ain't the roads we take; it's what's inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.
pills stories sugar
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
communication conversation dough
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
life reflection littles
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 that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
friendship inspiring funny-best-friend
No friendship is an accident.
home dark light
Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark.
men impossible worship
To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.
adventure shadow may
Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside.
sweet silence lobster
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 the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.
people cash rich
We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
thanksgiving one-day biscuits
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
adventure fate fate-and-destiny
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.