When one writes a novel about grown people, he knows exactly where to stop—that is, with a marriage; but when… — Mark Twain
When one writes a novel about grown people, he knows exactly where to stop—that is, with a marriage; but when he writes of juveniles, he must stop where he best can.
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“What’s your name?”
“Becky Thatcher. What’s yours? Oh, I know. It’s Thomas Sawyer.”
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