| The fear of lightning is one of the most
distressing infirmities a human being can be afflicted with. It is mostly
confined to women, but now and then you find it in a little dog, and sometimes
a man. - "Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning" |
 AI image created by R. Kent Rasmussen |
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The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes
a thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whether--Well,
you'd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had been there. Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does
the work. |
 AI image created by Barbara Schmidt |
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The difference between the almost right word & the
right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning
bug and the lightning.
- Letter to George Bainton, 15 Oct 1888 |
 AI image created by Barbara Schmidt |
Old Crow whiskey ad featuring Mark Twain at Klapproth's cafe in Elmira, New
York from 1980.
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