Tune In To Mark Twain

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Truth is stranger than fiction,
but it is because fiction is obliged
to stick to possibilities; truth isn't.
Pudd'nhead Wilson

Words are painted fire.
A look is the fire itself.
A Connecticut Yankee...

Do not offer a compliment and ask
a favor at the same time. A compliment t
hat is charged for is not valuable.
Notebook

Work consists in what a body
is obliged to do...Play consists
of whatever a body
is not obliged to do.
Tom Sawyer



There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.
The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg

The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal. The lie, as a recreation,
a solace, a refuge in time of need, is the 4th Grace, the 10th Muse.
On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying

Without the lie, the truth would have no place to hide.
Oliverio

I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices.
Answers to Correspondents

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
Pudd'nhead Wilson
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