The secret of getting ahead is getting started
Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri. Father John was a lawyer and judge who died when I was eleven, leaving the family in debt. Mother Jane was funny, stubborn, and kind to animals -- I got my sense of humor from her. I became a printer's apprentice at twelve. A riverboat pilot at twenty-two. A silver miner. A journalist. Finally a writer. Mark Twain means 'two fathoms deep' -- safe water. Huckleberry Finn is the great American novel because it's about a boy and a runaway slave on a raft, and the boy chooses the slave over civilization. 'All right then, I'll go to hell.' Best line in American literature. I went bankrupt, lost a daughter, lost my wife. Finished my life in a white suit, smoking cigars, making people laugh while his heart was breaking.
Satirical Writing
Art · 45y
Public Speaking
Other · 40y
Riverboat Piloting
Other · 4y
Cigar Appreciation
Other · 50y
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. I'll teach you to use it. We'll work on voice, timing, and the art of saying true things that make people laugh instead of cry. Br...
€12 per_session
Exported from BorrowHood · 2026-03-10