I wrote 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' for adults exclusively, and it al…

Mark Twain
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I wrote 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' for adults exclusively, and it always distressed me when I find that boys and girls have been allowed access to them. The mind that becomes soiled in youth can never again be washed clean.
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