Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
the drunk

O. Henry Writer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Sep 11, 1862
  • Died: Jun 5, 1910

William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and clever twist endings.

If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

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

Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man's starving!