The Yale Book of Quotations has a very extensive section of Twain quotations and pseudo-Twainisms. The "explore, dream, discover" quote is not included, but the files for the next edition of the YBQ show that the earliest evidence discovered is in Google Groups, which shows someone named Deborah Johnson using it in her e-mail signature on alt.infertility in April 1996. Fred Shapiro ________________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Barbara Schmidt [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:13 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Mark Twain quote? The "explore, dream, discover" quote has been around since the late 1990s. I attempted to locate the source first for Courtney Love and later _The New Yorker_ magazine in the 1990s. (See the Forum archives for March 1998.) The quote remains in the "attributed" category for the time being. Evidence indicates it originated with a greeting card company. Barb