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Mark Twain quote attribution notes
This page gathers the current public RiseHush records attributed to Mark Twain. A record with a locator is inspectable metadata; it is not a substitute for checking the edition and wording you intend to quote.
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These entries record why a popular attribution or wording should be qualified. They are source-led corrections, not a claim that every edition or translation uses identical language.
The only two certainties in life are death and taxes.Eighteenth-century versions associated with Edward Ward or Christopher Bullock; exact priority remains a source-history question.misattributed
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.1922 Clarence Darrow speech, with later shortened versions attributed to Twain.altered
Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.1897 response by Twain to a New York Journal death report.
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