"The cayote is a living, breathing allegory..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Every year you wait, long ago gets farther away.”

“It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others.”

“A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime.”

“I am a poor mendicant. My earthly possessions consist of six spinning wheels, prison dishes, a can of goat's milk, six homespun loincloths and towels and my reputation, which cannot be worth much.”

“The rich's paradise was created by the poor's hell.”

“I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.”

“I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank.”

“And what am I to do on the occasion? -- It seems an hopeless business.”

“Jewel,' he said, 'what lies before us? Horrible thoughts arise in my heart. If we had died before today we should have been happy.”