Definition of Twain

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Definition of Twain
	Twain Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. Related Definitions: And, Burlesque, But, Common, Discourse, In, Nearly, Obsolete, Poetry, Two, Used

Twain Quotations

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.
Ernest Hemingway

Students don't know who Mark Twain was because he wasn't on the test.
Kinky Friedman

I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.
Jackson Browne

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.
Dick Van Dyke

Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.
Faith Hill

Mark Twain cannot be defined.
Hal Holbrook

But really, it was reading that led me to writing. And in particular, reading the American classics like Twain who taught me at an early age that ordinary lives of ordinary people can be made into high art.
Russell Banks

Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age.
Chuck Jones

Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
J. D. Hayworth

You can go into Mark Twain's material and prove anything you want. He was against war. He was for war. He was against rich people and he was for them. He was a kaleidoscope.
Hal Holbrook

Twain Translations

twain in German is zwei
twain in Italian is paio
twain in Swedish is tvenne

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