I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year
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I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835.
It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.
It will be the greatest disappointment of my life
if I don't go out with Halley's Comet.
The Almighty has said,
no doubt: 'Now here are these two unaccountable freaks;
they came in together, they must go out together.'
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Meaning
This quote playfully imagines the speaker\'s life as linked to Halley\'s Comet from entrance to exit. It turns mortality into cosmic humor.
About Author
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, was an American author and humorist known for classics like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. His quotes often reflect wit, social critique, and human insight. Twain inspires writers, readers, and social thinkers to explore human nature, challenge conventions, and communicate ideas with humor and intelligence.
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