American Short Stories

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    “The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt.”
    —Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)

    “O harmless Death! whom still the valiant brave,
    The wise expect, the sorrowful invite,
    And all the good embrace, who know the grave
    A short dark passage to eternal light.”
    —Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)

    “But stories that live longest
    Are sung above the glass,
    And Parnell loved his country
    And Parnell loved his lass.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)