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Like most quotes attributed to Twain, this one seems too banal and too modern in its diction to be authentic.

Fred Shapiro
Editor
YALE BOOK OF QUOTATIONS (Yale University Press)



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From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:27 PM
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Subject: Re: quotation verification

I looked in the "L's" in
http://www.twainquotes.com/L.html

and did not see anything.
I googled the quote,  and got this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=3D%22The+worst+loneliness+is+not+to+be+comfo=
rtable+with+yourself.%22&ie=3Dutf-8&oe=3Dutf-8&aq=3Dt&rls=3Dorg.mozilla:en-=
US:official&client=3Dfirefox-a

the one site said:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=3D20081103184240AAtKGHc

"the worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself"- Mark Twain?
what does this quote mean? can u explain please

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I can't say for sure, I've never heard this quote before, but I would imagi=
ne it has to do with developmental psychology, or at least the concept of a=
utonomy.

Basically, think of the common phrase, "GURL, no one can love you like you =
can!" It's an encouragement to not measure your self worth based on how oth=
er people view you. It's saying that as long as you're happy with who you a=
re, then no one can bring you down.

In this case, however, it is saying that even if you have all the friends i=
n the world, you can still feel lonely and separated from the world if you =
are are putting on a false face or just acting to gain other people's appro=
val.

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    good explanation


So I think it is not a Twain saying, sorry!
Jules

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From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sara Bader
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:04 PM
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Subject: quotation verification

Hi,

I'm trying to verify a quotation that is widely attributed to Mark Twain bu=
t I have yet to find a primary source for it-

"The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself."

Does anyone know if Twain said or wrote this?

Many thanks in advance,

Sara Bader

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