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Eleonora (1842) Edgar Allan Poe

"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. In their gray visions they obtain glimpses of eternity, and thrill, in awakening, to find that they have been upon the verge of the great secret. In snatches, they learn something of the wisdom which is of good, and more of the mere knowledge which is of evil."

 The Gift of the Magi (1906) O. Henry

"Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest."

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1938) Ernest Hemingway

" 'I think we might make it as easy as we can until the plane comes.'

'Or until the plane doesn't come.'     

'Please tell me what I can do. There must be something I can do.'   

'You can take the leg off and that might stop it, though I doubt it. Or you can shoot me. You're a good shot now. I taught you to shoot, didn't I?' "

A Good Man Is Hard To Find (1955) Flannery O'Connor 

" 'She would of been a good woman,' The Misfit said, 'if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.' "