The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking. The walking is good to time the movement of the tongue by, and to keep the blood and the brain stirred up and active; the scenery and the woodsy smells are good to bear in upon a man an unconscious and unobtrusive charm and solace to eye and soul and sense; but the supreme pleasure comes from the talk.
Mark TwainIt ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.
Mark TwainDon't look at the world with your hands in your pockets. To write about it you have to reach out and touch it.
Mark TwainWe have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and it's efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read-
Mark Twain