Nobody seems to be able to quote Twain accurately these days. Not war criminals, not prominent magazines with paid fact-checkers . . . For a good chuckle, take a look at Fortune Magazine where they take Putin to task for misquoting Twain about the false report of his death. Fortune "corrects" Putin by quoting Paine, which is always risky. They should have gone to Barb Schmidt's website, twainquotes.com, where the quote is accurately presented--in Twain's own handwriting. Yes, there are several versions of the quote if you look at different newspapers and read different accounts, but I'm going to go with what Twain himself wrote down. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB, BSA You can browse our books at: www.macdonnellrarebooks.com