Mark Twain Quote

The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes a thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whether-Well, you'd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had been there.

The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.]: Tom Sawyer abroad, Tom Sawyer, detective, and other stories, etc., etc (ed. 1899)