The lack of money is the root of all evil. - 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."

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

"I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!"

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

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started."