I have a strange affinity for Mark Twain. When I read his stuff I think I identify more with him as I read than the characters in his book. It seems he lived a great life that was still full of sadness. I can't decide if his life was tragic or marvelous or both.
My favorite piece of his is the diary of Adam and Eve. It's a very short "book", but it always strikes me as one of the first self-help books on the differences between men and women. This quote still chokes me up when I read it. It's the last line in Adam's diary.
"Whereso ever she was there was Eden. ~Marked on Eve's grave"
I was reading that book when I met my wife for the first time. I'd read it many times before, but still I like to remember it. However competent men appear to be, we are pretty much hopeless without our wives. Thank god we found them.
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