In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you... - Mark Twain

"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 two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

"Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

"Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well."

"I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."