O. Henry

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

"Money talks, but it don't say nothing interesting."

"A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets."

"The difference between utility and beauty is only a question of time."

"Any man who wants to hear the truth ought to keep his ears open."

"I will give you the sun and the stars and the moon."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all."

"The best time to buy anything is last year."

"What is it that people always want more of?"

"A man with a strong will can accomplish almost anything."

"Beauty is that rare quality that makes us pause."

"The art of living is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"The wonder of New York is not that anything can happen, but that it all does."

"Dreams are the only things we can truly call our own."

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does is to see something."

"In this life we get only what we give."

"The trouble with New York is that it's all in front of you."

"When true hearts lie wrecked on the shore of the world."

"A man's true character is shown in what he does when no one is watching."

"The human heart wants to love and help someone."

"There is a time for all things."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"What a wonderful place the world must be when we are not in it."

"The world is made for the person who can appreciate it."

"One thousand dollars a year is chicken feed in New York."

"The only way to keep a secret is to forget it."

"Laughter is the best medicine for what ails the soul."

"A gentleman is one who never strikes a woman without provocation."

"The heart of a woman is an abyss."