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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“A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”
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“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.”
“All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is Change.”
“The more one suffers, the more, I believe, has one a sense for the comic.”