More quotes by Mark Twain

"It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them."
"A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it."
"It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech."
"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."