O. Henry Quotes

Life is full of sniffles sobs and smiles. With sniffles predominating.

Pull up the shades so I can see New York. I don't want to go home in the dark.

There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.

Greenwich Village... the village of low rents and high arts.

There are stories in everything. I've got some of my best yarns from park benches, lampposts, and newspaper stands.

It'll be a great place if they ever finish it.

If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life

It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.

He studied cities as women study their reflections.

But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling — something

[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 thrown out, we walk back to the home plate — and sit upon a bench.

Will you buy my hair?

Turn up the lights — I don't want to go home in the dark.

Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.