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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Quotes

A young boy and an escaped slave embark on a journey down the Mississippi River, encountering various characters and learning important life lessons along the way.

Quotes

It's lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened.

Mark Twain

naturefreedom

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.

Mark Twain

kindnesscompassion

All kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.

Mark Twain

leadershipskepticism

You can't pray a lie.

Mark Twain

honestyintegrity

Don't say it's all right. It ain't all right.

Mark Twain

justicerighteousness

It's the little things that smooths people's roads the most.

Mark Twain

kindnessempathy

When you can't find a fly, just swat your shadow, and then you've got him.

Mark Twain

resourcefulnessproblem-solving

A harem's an ornery place to live. It's like a cage: you have to live in it whether you want to or not.

Mark Twain

freedomoppression

I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before.

Mark Twain

freedomadventure

It warn't the grounding that didn't keep us back but a little thing like the dead-limb. There's more to it than that.

Mark Twain

obstaclesdetermination