Mark Twain Quotes

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
Mark Twain

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Mark Twain

Only one thing, is impossible for god: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet.
Mark Twain

What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light.
Mark Twain

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.
Mark Twain

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
Mark Twain

Words are only painted fire; a book is the fire itself.
Mark Twain