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It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive.
Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
Age: 74 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 30
Died: 1910
Died: April 21
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You perceive, now, that these things are all impossible except in a dream. You perceive that they are pure and puerile insanities, the silly creations of an imagination that is not conscious of its freaks - in a word, that they are a dream, and you the maker of it. The dream-marks are all present you should have recognized them earlier.
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Explaining humor is a lot like dissecting a frog, you learn a lot in the process, but in the end you kill it.
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