The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty …

Mark Twain
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The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner of the telling;the comic and the witty story upon the matter. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Humorous Stories and Sketches, p.70, Courier Corporation
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