Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyerand its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 November 1835
CountryUnited States of America
cities trying lasts
It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time.
gun world innocent
I have carried a revolver; lots of us do, but they are the most innocent things in the world.
country people voting
But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the people can rise up and throw it off. That's the finest asset we've got - the ballot box.
literature imitation
In literature imitations do not imitate.
krishna reincarnation born
I have been born more times than anybody except Krishna.
humor diligence easy
Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.
character writing land
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible.
republic citizenship monarchy
Citizenship is what makes a republic - monarchies can get along without it.
eccentric virtue virtuous
Be virtuous and you will be eccentric.
music men virginia
We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency.
religion fables tradition
[The Bible is] a mass of fables and traditions, mere mythology.
men thinking europe
A man accustomed to American food and American domestic cookery would not starve to death suddenly in Europe, but I think he would gradually waste away, and eventually die.
inspirational funny morning
Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
book arcs wells
I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well.