Mark Twain

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.

There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.

We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred read more

We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that