Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger Quotes
Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though that was not so hard, for there was always a war, and generally a famine somewhere.
You can find in a text whatever you bring, if you will stand between it and the mirror of your imagination. You may not see your ears, but they will be there.
For he did not seem to know any way to do a person a kindness but by killing him.
It gave an appalling idea of the value of an hour, and I thought I could never waste one again without remorse and terror.
