Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, was known for his strong opinions and his willingness to state them bluntly. He was a prolific writer of scathing letters and editorials, attacking both real and perceived insults and injustices with his famously sharp wit.
I once read that Twain's wife was in charge of the mail, and that she quietly discarded most of those angry letters on the way to the post office. Whether that was true or not, we do know he eventually came to appreciate the value of the unsent angry letter for himself, and the "unallowable frankness & freedom" it offered.
An old poem states:
I once read that Twain's wife was in charge of the mail, and that she quietly discarded most of those angry letters on the way to the post office. Whether that was true or not, we do know he eventually came to appreciate the value of the unsent angry letter for himself, and the "unallowable frankness & freedom" it offered.
An old poem states:
Boys flying kites haul in their white winged birds;
You can’t do that way when you’re flying words.
“Careful with fire,” is good advice we know
“Careful with words,” is ten times doubly so.
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead;
But God Himself can’t kill them [once] they’re said.
Will Carleton—The First Settler’s Story. St. 21.
You can’t do that way when you’re flying words.
“Careful with fire,” is good advice we know
“Careful with words,” is ten times doubly so.
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead;
But God Himself can’t kill them [once] they’re said.
Will Carleton—The First Settler’s Story. St. 21.
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