Tom Sawyer's Father

On this day in 1835, renowned author and humorist Samuel Clemens ('Mark Twain') was born in Florida, Missouri.

Apart from his rapier wit and humor, Twain was best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He died in 1910.

My favorite Twain quote:

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

I'll drink to that.