Mark Twain (1835-1910): Reading / Writing Quotations:
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) Everybody drinks water.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
