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Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Hell has a climate, but no situation. It lies in the spirit, and not in space.”
The Scarlet Tree, Bk. IV, ch. 1 (1946).
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Oh, come with old Khayyam, and leave the Wise
To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;
One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.
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