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TEMPER

It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog.
- Notebook, 1894

...there is not another temper as bad as mine except God Almighty's.
- Letter to William D. Howells, 19 Oct. 1899


AI image created by Barbara Schmidt

Twain and dog
Photo of Clemens and a dog from a
private collection.

 


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