The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter – it is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain's Writing Habits

Mark Twain would go every summer to a farm in upstate New York. The writer would get up in the morning, have breakfast, and lock himself in his study working nonstop until 5 pm.

After a productive day with no distractions, Mark Twain would then join his family for dinner.