Reads tagged with “Mark Twain”
Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling Critique the Media
“There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.”
Advice to Little Girls: Young Mark Twain’s Little-Known, Lovely 1865 Children’s Book
“Good little girls always show marked deference for the aged. You ought never to ‘sass’ old people unless they ‘sass’ you first.”
Mark Twain’s Fan Mail
“This world would not be satisfying unless one person were allowed to express gratitude and thanks to another.”
Mark Twain on Intelligence vs. Morality
“If intellect is welcome anywhere in the other world, it is in hell, not heaven.”
All Ideas Are Second-Hand: Mark Twain’s Magnificent Letter to Helen Keller About the Myth of Originality
“The kernel, the soul — let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances — is plagiarism.”
On Loves, Lunacies, and Losses: The Little-Known Poetry of Mark Twain
“Advance your cue and shut your eyes / And take the cushion first.”
Missives from Muggings: The Audacious Requests Mark Twain Received from His Fans and His Wry Responses
“This is the worst piece of cheek of all.”
A Cat-Hater’s Handbook: Irreverent Vintage Gem Illustrated by Tomi Ungerer
An ailurophobe’s delight circa 1982.
Hello Goodbye Hello: Rudyard Kipling Meets Mark Twain Meets Helen Keller
“His voice seemed to say like the river, ‘Why hurry? Eternity is long; the ocean can wait.'”
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