# Quote — Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson

> "I wish I owned half of that dog."
>
> "Why?" somebody asked.
>
> "Because I would kill my half."
>
> The group searched his face with curiosity, with anxiety even, but found no light there, no expression that they could read. They fell away from him as from something uncanny, and went into privacy to discuss him. One said:
>
> "'Pears to be a fool."
>
> "'Pears?" said another. "Is, I reckon you better say."
>
> "Said he wished he owned half of the dog, the idiot," said a third. "What did he reckon would become of the other half if he killed his half? Do you reckon he thought it would live?"

- Author: [Mark Twain](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-twain.md)
- Book: [Pudd'nhead Wilson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-twain/puddnhead-wilson.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-twain/puddnhead-wilson/i-wish-i-owned

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