LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND BAD CIGARS
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It seems that Clemens carefully created his own public persona. As a public speaker he even wore a costume of sorts–white suit, shirt, tie, and shoes–and gave his persona a name: Mark Twain. He presented himself as an up-front kind of guy who saw beneath the veils of society, and most of his insights were based on a belief that “there are two sets of morals: private and real, and public and artificial.” This perspective gave him fodder for some great one-liners: “Always obey your parents . . . when they are around,” and “When I was younger, I remembered everything–whether it happened or not,” for example.
ANAIS NIN: TO BE A WOMAN
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