Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by O. Henry

Quote by O. Henry

Work

100 Selected Stories

This book compiles a selection of short stories, offering readers a diverse range of narratives and themes across different genres and styles. more

Author

O. Henry
O. Henry

O. Henry, born William Sydney Porter, was a renowned American short story writer known for his unexpected twists and humorous style. His works, characterized by surprise endings and wit, are celebrated as a cornerstone of American short story literature. O. Henry was born in North Carolina and had a tumultuous life, working in various jobs including a cotton plantation laborer and a silver mine worker in Mexico. He was imprisoned for fraud and it was during his time in jail that he began writing, publishing numerous short stories. His stories covered a wide range of themes, including love, friendship, family, and social issues. more

You May Also Like

“You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? You don't, do you? And neither does he. You're turning over your whole life to him. Your whole life, girl. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away, hand it to him, then why should it mean any more to him? He can't value you more than you value yourself.”

IfsWantGivingShouldHumansMeanLittlesDoeWholeHandsValuesFallGirlLosesHuman BeingsWalksDoorsWhole LifeSelf WorthFalling ApartWithout YouValue Yourself
Book:Song Of Solomon
Create image

“Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you'll continue to get better and better. Sometimes, people think that if they don't display great talent and have some success right away, they won't succeed. But writing is about struggling through and learning and finding out what it is about writing itself that you really love.”

PeopleIfsThinkingWritingSometimesMatterStruggleTalentSucceedFindingsGet BetterHave FaithDisplayConsistentlyGreat Talent
Author:Laura Kasischke
Create image

“The near side of a galaxy is tens of thousands of light-years closer to us than the far side; thus we see the front as it was tens of thousands of years before the back. But typical events in galactic dynamics occupy tens of millions of years, so the error in thinking of an image of a galaxy as frozen in one moment of time is small.”

ThinkingYearsMomentsLightSidesMillionsFrontsEventsErrorsTypicalFrozenGalaxyDynamicsLight YearsFar Side
Book:Cosmos
Create image