joe blow Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I dunno where I heard it, but it's something along the lines of- "The rumors sorrounding my death have been greatly exagerated" Maybe it's not even a real quote, but I KNOW I picked it up somewhere. Thanks dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 mark twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 seeking is correct. I believe it has been quoted in a movie not too long ago. The name escapes me at the moment. "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe blow Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 I remember someone telling me it was Mark Twain the other night. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 there are quite a few mark twain quotes i like. to paraphrase one of my favorites: quiting smoking is easy, i've done it a thousand times. *misspelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Love Mark Twain And I've read his novels and some of his stories several times. "Tom Sawyer" is widely recognized as one of the greatest American novels, but it must be read with an eye open to the fact that it reflects a period of history long past. It was, in it's day, radical in it's social commentary, and Tom Sawyer's internal moral struggle about whether or not to "turn Jim in" reflected the nation's very real conflict about issues of slavery and state's rights. Twain was a brilliant man and a great humorist, but led a rather low-key personal life. He did not really seek celebrity, odd today, but not unusual in that time. He came from a nearly-impoverished background, and worked at a wide variety of jobs (the most famous of which was crewing on a steamboat) before beginning his writing career. He also worked as a blacksmith, and some other trades. He was a Southerner, and served in the Confederate Army, but his sympathies lay with the plight of the recently emancipated freedmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 'I feel bad for people who dont drink because when they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.' -Old Blue Eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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