She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. – Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself. – Mark Twain
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape. – Mark Twain
I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. – Mark Twain
The crow in his purity I believe is seen and heard only in the North. Before you reach the Potomac there is an infusion of a weaker element, the fish-crow, whose helpless feminine call contrasts strongly with the hearty masculine caw of the original Simon. – John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”