More quotes by Mark Twain

"I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened."
"Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else."
"You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?"
"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain."
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."