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Mark Twain is the famous pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He is one of the most beloved figures in the history of American literature, and was a journalist, novelist, humorist, literary critic, essayist, short story writer, and poet. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel ."


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Quote Left We ignore and never mention the Sole Impulse which dictates and compels a man's every act: the imperious necessity of securing his own approval.... To it we owe all that we are. Quote Right
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Quote Left Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours. Quote Right
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Quote Left Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. Quote Right
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Quote Left It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. Quote Right
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Quote Left Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching. Quote Right
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