Together they are the Melville, Hawthorne, and Twain of the 20th century,

Melville to Hawthorne: "In your stories, you seem to understand that the dramatic moments come not when a character must choose between right and wrong buy when he must choose between two wrongs.

My traducers propound my alleged malefaction as though I have spewed venom on women for half a century. But only a madman would go to the trouble of writing 31 books in order to affirm his hatred.

It's easy to win. Anybody can win.

Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century.

No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that's the only way to convince her you love her.