Mark Twain: I started out alone to seek adventures. You don't really have to seek them—that is nothing but a phrase—they come to you

I started out alone to seek adventures. You don't really have to seek them—that — Mark Twain

I started out alone to seek adventures. You don't really have to seek them—that is nothing but a phrase—they come to you.

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