Misdirection

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Cheer up—the worst is yet to come.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Pessimism

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Letters of Mark Twain

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Letter to Olivia Clemens. 19 Apr. 1894.

Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.

Mark Twain

Pudd'nhead Wilson

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Topic

Death as a blessing Death Adam Original sin

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Pudd'nhead Wilson

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." The Century Magazine, Nov. 1893-Oct. 1894.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Pudd'nhead Wilson." Pudd'nHead Wilson and Other Tales, edited by R.D. Gooder. Oxford University Press, 2009.

To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Topic

Lost youth Youth Slovenliness

Speaker

Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Medium

Novel Magazine

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1890 1890s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Philadelphia, July 1890, ch. 12.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray, edited by Robert Mighall. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 19.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death... I can assure them it is much more serious than that.

Bill Shankly

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Topic

Soccer Sports

Author

Bill Shankly

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Shankly, Bill. Guardian. 24 Dec. 1973.