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Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review QUOTES

Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review QUOTES

1 " There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages. "

― Mark Twain , Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review

2 " The frankest and freest and privatest product of the human mind and heart is a love letter... "

― Mark Twain , Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review