Thursday, April 1, 2010

M. Twain

The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between the lightning bug and one of them firefly things.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and swallow a skeeter.

The coldest winter I ever spent was the summer I caught pneumonia and fell into the drink.

The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter induced by hurlin’ cod at shore-folk.

The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them—unless he’s some kinda magic witch.

Truth is stranger than the made-up junk.

Mark twain!

Chris Elzinga bides his time in San Francisco as an advertising copywriter. When not hawking wares, he enjoys drinking corn whiskey and punching at ghosts.

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