Art does not have to be dull, to be effective; the artist does not have to be a bore, to be real.

Where Norman Rockwell is the Artist for the man on the street, O'Henry is his author.

The leading lady had a large and saving sense of humor. But there is nothing that blunts the sense of humor more quickly than a few months of one-night stands. Even O. Henry could have seen nothing funny about that room.