Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. – Mark Twain
There it is: it doesnt make any difference who we are or what we are, theres always somebody to look down on! somebody to hold in light esteem, somebody to be indifferent about. – Mark Twain
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. – Mark Twain
It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. – Mark Twain
It is one of the secrets of Nature in its mood of mockery that fine weather lays heavier weight on the mind and hearts of the depressed and the inwardly tormented than does a really bad day with dark rain sniveling continuously and sympathetically from a dirty sky. – Muriel Spark, Territorial Rights, 1979