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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
- “When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.”Mark Twain
- “Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.”Mark Twain
- “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”Mark Twain
- “Better a broken promise than none at all.”Mark Twain
Reflections: more sayings
- “I would like to work in an Aamir Khan movie because these movies have a message in them.”Manushi Chhillar
- “Oh, Alan Ryves," she said. "You're such a fantastic liar. You are the smoothest con man of them all.”Sarah Rees Brennan
- “You come away better at playing against different players and styles.”Conor Coady
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Books by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
One of his best-known novels.