Cooper's art has some defects. In one place in 'Deerslayer,' and in the restricted space of two-thirds of a page, Cooper has scored 114 offences against literary art out of a possible 115. It breaks the record.
Mark TwainI have thought many times since that if poets when they get discouraged would blow their brains out, they could write very much better when they got well.
Mark TwainA sincere compliment is always grateful to a lady, so long as you don't try to knock her down with it.
Mark Twain