--- title: "7 Samuel Clemens Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Samuel Clemens quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Samuel Clemens sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/jarod-kintz-2_mark-twain_if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-und_225423.jpg" --- > [“If my name were Mark Twain, I’d write under the pseudonym “Samuel Clemens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-under-the-pseudonym-samuel/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/jarod-kintz-2_mark-twain_if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-und_225423.jpg) > [“It makes a body ooze sarcasm at every pore, to go about Rome and Florence and see what this last generation has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-j-meine/it-makes-a-body-ooze-sarcasm-at-every-pore-to-go-about-rome-and/) [Franklin J. Meine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-j-meine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/franklin-j-meine-56023_artist_it-makes-a-body-ooze-sarcasm-at-every-po_264150.jpg) > [“No one saves an e-mail, because it's so inherently impersonal. I worry about posterity in general. All the great love letters -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/no-one-saves-an-e-mail-because-it-s-so-inherently-impersonal-i-worry/) [Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/gillian-flynn-316_love_no-one-saves-an-e-mail-because-it-s-so-i_1654222.jpg) > [“A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows. Samuel Clemens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/a-man-is-accepted-into-a-church-for-what-he-believes-and-he-is-turned/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/george-washington-257_american-author_a-man-is-accepted-into-a-church-for-what_1783522.jpg) > [“If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be -- a Christian. Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain", American author…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/if-christ-were-here-now-there-is-one-thing-he-would-not-be-a/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/george-washington-257_american-author_if-christ-were-here-now-there-is-one-thi_2196705.jpg) > [Samuel Clemens isn't Mark Twain. Mark Twain is Mark Twain. He doesn't become the thing until he creates himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-mcclanahan/samuel-clemens-isn-t-mark-twain-mark-twain-is-mark-twain-he-doesn-t/) [Scott McClanahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-mcclanahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/scott-mcclanahan-14739_mark_samuel-clemens-isn-t-mark-twain-mark-twa_2381689.png) > [America's Facebook generation shows a submission to standardization that I haven't seen before. The American adventure has always been about people forgetting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaron-lanier/america-s-facebook-generation-shows-a-submission-to-standardization/) [Jaron Lanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaron-lanier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/jaron-lanier-2241_able_america-s-facebook-generation-shows-a-su_2677510.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/samuel-clemens/#itemlist", "name": "Samuel Clemens Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If my name were Mark Twain, I’d write under the pseudonym “Samuel Clemens.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jarod Kintz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-under-the-pseudonym-samuel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/jarod-kintz-2_mark-twain_if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-und_225423.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/jarod-kintz-2_mark-twain_if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-und_225423.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/jarod-kintz-2_mark-twain_if-my-name-were-mark-twain-i-d-write-und_225423.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If my name were Mark Twain, I’d write under the pseudonym “Samuel Clemens.” — Jarod Kintz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It makes a body ooze sarcasm at every pore, to go about Rome and Florence and see what this last generation has been doing with the statues. 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