No one can write perfect English and keep it up through a stretch of ten chapters. It has never been done. – Mark Twain
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. – Mark Twain
I was warned to stop smoking, which I did, for two or three days, but it was too lonesome, and I have resumed — in a modified way — 4 smokes a day instead of 40. This will have a good effect. On the bank balance. – Mark Twain
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place. – Mark Twain