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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Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. Go to Quote / Comment
I did not attend his funeral, but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved it. Go to Quote / Comment
It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it. Go to Quote / Comment
Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. Go to Quote / Comment
If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be--a christian. Go to Quote / Comment