About Mark Twain
1835 – 1910
American author and humorist famous for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. His sharp wit and social commentary remain as relevant as ever.
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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”
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“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
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