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We had the sky up there, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss whether they was made or just happened.


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MARK TWAIN Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.
MARK TWAIN Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.
MARK TWAIN Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
MARK TWAIN I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.
MARK TWAIN If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
MARK TWAIN