| When I'm playful I use the meridians of
longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean
for whales. I scratch my head with the lightning and purr myself to sleep
with the thunder. - Life on the Mississippi |
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It is the epitome of life. The first half of it consists
of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of
the chance without the capacity.
- Letter to Edward Dimmitt, 19 July 1901 |
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