I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

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About Mark Twain

Portrait of Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature". Twain's novels include...

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Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.

I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

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Anger is a tool for change when it challenges us to become more of an expert on the self and less of an expert on others.

—Harriet Lerner

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People say children from broken homes have it hard, but the children of charmed marriages have their own particular challenges.

—Gillian Flynn in Gone Girl

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Be a bit of a challenge; not because you're playing games but because you realize you're worth the extra effort.

—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman

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The sign of a good marriage is that everything is debatable and challenged; nothing is turned into law or policy. The rules, if any, are known only to the two players, who seek no public trophies.

—Carolyn G. Heilbrun

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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.

—Bertrand Russell

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