Authorship is not a trade, it is an inspiration; authorship does not k…

Mark Twain
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Authorship is not a trade, it is an inspiration; authorship does not keep an office, its habitation is all out under the sky, and everywhere the winds are blowing and the sun is shining and the creatures of God are free. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.3039, Delphi Classics
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