“You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is.”

— Mark Twain

Europe and Elsewhere. Corn Pone Opinions (1925)

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American author and humorist 1835–1910

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Original: Se um homem escreve bem só quando está bêbado dir-lhe-ei: embebede-se- E se ele me disser que o seu fígado sofre com isso, respondo: o que é o seu fígado? É uma coisa morta que vive enquanto você vive, e os poemas que escrever vivem sem enquanto.