#twain

But really, it was reading that led me to writing. And in particular, reading the American classics like Twain who taught me at an early age that ordinary lives of ordinary people can be made into high art. ↗

— Russell Banks

#american #art #classics #early #early age

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him. ↗

— Dick Van Dyke

#another #bob #bob hope #had #him

My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got books out. Right from the start, I loved the works of Mark Twain. Every time I read about Tom Sawyer, I'd go out and do something low-level naughty, just like him. ↗

— John Grisham

#books #every #every time #go #got

Ours is a terrible religion. The fleets of the world could swim in spacious comfort in the innocent blood it has spilt. ↗

— Mark Twain

#religion #religion

Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. ↗

— J. D. Hayworth

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All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

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Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced. ↗

— Faith Hill

#brought #country #country music #fan #fan base

Mark Twain cannot be defined. ↗

— Hal Holbrook

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Well, I was in the generation of CDs, so when I moved to L.A., I think I probably brought my Shania Twain 'Come on Over' CD and that's about it. ↗

— Julianne Hough

#brought #cd #cds #come #generation

Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#dickens #friends #greatest #many #mark