The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.


Letter to George Bainton, 15 October 1888, solicited for and printed in George Bainton, The Art of Authorship: Literary Reminiscences, Methods of Work, and Advice to Young Beginners (1890), pp. 87–88.

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Mark Twain Quotes

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the...

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the...

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the...

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the...