Mark Twain: Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.

Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion. — Mark Twain

Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.

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