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Mark Twain

Portrait of Mark Twain
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AUTHOR PROFILE

Mark Twain

Mark Twain is described in biographical records as an American author and humorist (1835–1910) (1835–1910). The selections gathered here touch on honesty, fathers & fatherhood, book of mormon. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

FEATURED QUOTE
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”
— Mark Twain

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: American author and humorist (1835–1910)
  • Life: 1835–1910
  • Quotes in this collection: 8

Life and work

Biographical records connect Mark Twain with Cascadilla School. Works associated with Mark Twain include Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This collection includes 8 quotations credited to Mark Twain. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on honesty, fathers & fatherhood, book of mormon. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by Mark Twain

8 quotes