Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Quoting DERRICK HENRY's Ancestor

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Clocks are shackles
on the feet
of mankind
 
O. HENRY
 
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3 comments:

  1. It would be more accurate if the middle of the quote read "on the ankles."

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    1. I agree it would be more accurate but this is a work of fiction
      and "ankles" is a very weak sounding word
      which is not true of the word "feet"

      -Oliverio

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    2. This page does not include a link to O Henry per se
      but it's link to the extraordinary FULL HOUSE movie
      includes the famous story starring a very young Marilyn Monroe
      and Charles Laughton: "The Cop and The Anthem."

      But the story quoted on this page begins exactly the same way:
      a shabbily dressed person is sleeping on a park bench.
      HOWEVER, it it is the perfect companion story
      for "Cop/Anthem"

      This sleeping form is actually an extremely wealthy man
      who has tired of high society and is determined to help
      those in need of finance and/or divine intervention

      -Oliverio

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