What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! …

Mark Twain
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What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. ✨ Mark Twain, Harriet Elinor Smith (2012). Autobiography of Mark Twain: Reader's Edition, p.44, Univ of California Press
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What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. ✨ Mark Twain, Harriet Elinor Smith (2012). Autobiography of Mark Twain: Reader's Edition, p.44, Univ of California Press

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