Mark Twain's Own Autobiography Quotes

“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

“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