Mark Twain Quotes

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If Mark Twain had had Twitter, he would have been amazing at it. But he probably wouldn't have gotten around to writing Huckleberry Finn. — Andy Borowitz
I read Norman Lockâ€™sÂ The Boy in His WinterÂ with delight and amazement. Styled in the vernacular of a rapidly changing America, it stays true… — Unknown Author
Nom de Plume uses the device of the pseudonym to unite the likes of Charlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, Fernando Pessoa, and Patricia Highsmith into a… — Elif Batuman
Mark Twain on George Ade's writing: I have been reading him [Ade] again, and my admiration overflows all limits. How effortless the limning! It is… — George Ade
Students don't know who Mark Twain was because he wasn't on the test. — Kinky Friedman
Write about winter in the summer. Describe Norway as Ibsen did, from a desk in Italy; describe Dublin as James Joyce did, from a desk… — Annie Dillard
Mark Twain had it backwards. Nowadays everybody is doing something about the weather, but nobody is talking about it. — Stephen Schneider
Mark Dawidziak is as comfy and entertaining a tour guide through the world of Mark Twain as Twain himself was a tour guide through the… — David Bianculli
Mark Twain created a new type of literature and not a lot of people can say that. Not a lot of people can say they're… — Val Kilmer
There ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. - Mark Twain, author Making… — Graham Lowe
I'd like to make people who see me in comic pantomime on the screen feel the way Mark Twain makes his readers feel. — Dorothy Gish
An average American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain. — Thomas A. Edison
I'm a big John Steinbeck fan. Cormac McCarthy. I've always loved the stories of regular people. Mark Twain, too. When you look back at some… — Lucas Neff
My office walls are covered with autographs of famous writers - it's what my children call my 'dead author wall.' I have signatures from Mark… — Debbie Macomber
Mark Twain cannot be defined. — Hal Holbrook
I've been enjoying 'Life on the Mississippi' by Mark Twain that I picked up at the airport randomly. It's very witty and interesting to read… — Roman Coppola
Mark Twain put it best when he said, 'Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated,. — Bill Bradley
It is difficult to be funny and great at the same time. Aristophanes and Moliere and Mark Twain must sit below Aristotle and Bossuet and… — Stephen Leacock
As a Nobel Prize winner I cannot but regret that the award was never given to Mark Twain, nor to Henry James, speaking only of… — Ernest Hemingway
My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got books out. Right from the start, I… — John Grisham

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