Quote of the moment: Mark Twain, “death was an exaggeration”


Words of encouragement in tough times, from Samuel Clemens, writing as Mark Twain:

” . . . the report of my death was an exaggeration.” Mark Twain

The note was published in the New York Journal, June 2, 1897.  While it’s true that Twain wrote this, most popular citations have added and rearranged words.

Text of the note:

James Ross Clemens, a cousin of mine was seriously ill two or three weeks ago in London, but is well now.  The report of my illness grew out of his illness, the report of my death was an exaggeration.

Related articles
Mark Twain with kitten, in 1907 - Wikipedia image

Mark Twain with kitten, in 1907 – Wikipedia image

Save

Save

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 at 12:49 pm and is filed under Accuracy, Famous quotes, Literature, Mark Twain, Misquotes, Newspapers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to Quote of the moment: Mark Twain, “death was an exaggeration”

  1. A toast on Whiskey and Cigar Day 2016: Excelsior! to Mark Twain’s and Winston Churchill’s births (November 30) | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    November 30, 2016 at 11:20 am

    […] Quote of the Moment:  Death was “an exaggeration” (timpanogos.wordpress.com) […]

    Like

  2. A toast on Whiskey and Cigar Day 2015: Excelsior! to Mark Twain’s and Winston Churchill’s births (November 30) | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    November 30, 2016 at 11:06 am

    […] Quote of the Moment:  Death was “an exaggeration” (timpanogos.wordpress.com) […]

    Like

  3. Whiskey and Cigar Day, November 30, 2013: We toast Mark Twain’s and Winston Churchill’s births | Millard Fillmore's Bathtub says:
    November 30, 2013 at 1:27 am

    […] Quote of the Moment:  Death was “an exaggeration” (timpanogos.wordpress.com) […]

    Like

Please play nice in the Bathtub -- splash no soap in anyone's eyes. While your e-mail will not show with comments, note that it is our policy not to allow false e-mail addresses. Comments with non-working e-mail addresses may be deleted.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.