I wanted to take a second and wish a very Happy Birthday to Mark Twain. Even though he's not here to celebrate it, I still wanted to take the time to do this because he's one of my favorite authors. I've always liked his novels and have enjoyed reading them. I also love his quotes as they not only entertain me but almost inspire me.
Twain was very unique in the fact that he had a great sense of humor with his quotes but he spoke the truth through them as well. Take this one for instance: "The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." Although not one of his funniest quotes, it's really true. He's basically saying what's the point of being able to read if you don't read a good book?
Now, another reason I really like Mark Twain is because I'm "technically" related to him. I will say that it's pretty distant. Here's the relation as far as I can remember*: my grandma's (on my mom's side) great, great, great grandfather was a sibling to Twain's mother. Yea, like I said, distant. But I'm not making this up! Maybe that's why I have a love for writing, haha!
*If any family members read this, please correct me if I'm wrong. I do believe that's correct as I've been told.
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