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“If you live in an atmosphere of luxury, luxury is yours whether your money pays for it, or another's.”

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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, 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

“But how is it now? All we get is orders; and the laws go out of the state. Them legislators set up there at Austin and don't do nothing but makes laws against kerosene oil and schoolbooks being brought into the state. I reckon they was afraid some man would go home some evening after work and light up and get an education and go to work and make laws to repeal aforesaid laws.”

Men States Home Light Law Order Oil Evening Legislators Light Up Austin

Book:Sixes and Sevens: Ghost Story Collections

Source: Sixes and Sevens: Ghost Story Collections

“To a woman nothing seems quite impossible to the powers of the man she worships.”

Men Seems Impossible He Man Worship

Book:The Gift of the Magi and Other New York Stories: The Skylight Room, The Voice of The City, The Cop and the Anthem, A Retrieved Information, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Trimmed Lamp and more

Source: The Gift of the Magi and Other New York Stories: The Skylight Room, The Voice of The City, The Cop and the Anthem, A Retrieved Information, The Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, The Trimmed Lamp and more

“Go after what gives you goosebumps.”

Giving Goosebumps

Author:Tara Stiles

“An effort to declare the ban on contraception ‘infallible’ would have the immediate effect of focusing Catholic dissent on the doctrine of infallibility itself. . . . A storm of dissent, and even ridicule, directed at infallibility itself would ensue from such a declaration.”

Effort Effects Catholic Storm Doctrine Declaration Ridicule Dissent Bans Infallible Contraception Infallibility

Author:Rosemary Radford Ruether

“Women must see that there can be no liberation for them and no solution to the ecological crisis within a society whose fundamental model of relationships continues to be one of domination. They must unite the demands of the women's movement with those of the ecological movement to envision a radical reshaping of the basic socioeconomic relations and the underlying values of this [modern industrial] society.”

Values Modern Movement Demand Models Solutions Relation Crisis Fundamentals Radical Liberation Domination Ecological Ecological Crisis

Book:Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Women in North American Catholicism

Source: Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Women in North American Catholicism

“A Start Up is an institution designed to thrive in the soil of extreme uncertainty”

Institutions Extremes Uncertainty Soil Thrive