How stunning are the changes which age makes in a man while he sleeps! -- Mark Twain
Phew. Number 23 on my list. I'll get through this I swear. I don't know whether it is a fault or a virtue but I tend to dive into things headfirst and then figure it out later. That is certainly the case with this project. Anyway, on to 23....
Mark Twain. I almost crossed this off my list because I wasn't sure what I would say about him. He is definitely the most iconic writer in the history of these United States of America, but I just didn't know what to say. But I included him anyway for the fact that my father used to read me Twain while I was a young pup on his knee, and if this list is about authors who have inspired me, what could be more inspirational than that. So on this day, the day my father was born, I would like to say thank you Dad, for reading me Mark Twain, and for everything else... for making me everything that I am.