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1 " We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer. "
― O. Henry , Selected Stories
2 " You sold a story last week," said Pettit, "about a gun fight in an Arizona mining town in which the hero drew his Colt's .45 and shot seven bandits as fast as they came in the door. Now, if a six-shooter could—""Oh, well," said I, "that's different. Arizona is a long way from New York. I could have a man stabbed with a lariat or chased by a pair of chaparreras if I wanted to, and it wouldn't be noticed until the usual error-sharp from around McAdams Junction isolates the erratum and writes in to the papers about it." (from "The Plutonian Fire") "
3 " Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence "
4 " He seemed to be made of sunshine and blood-red tissue and clear weather. "
5 " after ingurgitating another modicum of the royal booze, "
6 " ,,ხილვა" თეთრი ლექსით დაწერილი სიზმარია და სხვა არაფერი. "