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About Mark Twain
American writer, humorist, and essayist
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He is best known for the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and for a body of work that helped define American writing in the late 19th century. His books also include A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and Pudd'nhead Wilson. He co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Charles Dudley Warner. Twain's work is marked by wit, social satire, and a sharp eye for American life.
More from Mark Twain (476 quotes) →More quotes by Mark Twain
- “Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.”Mark Twain
- “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”Mark Twain
- “Supposing is good, but finding out is better.”Mark Twain
- “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.”Mark Twain
Reflections: more sayings
- “If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh.”Nick Swardson
- “By 1980, we'd been round Europe three or four times, and our eyes were wide open.”Jim Kerr
- “It's a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I long ago realized I was secretly sincere.”Annie Dillard
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Books by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
One of his best-known novels.