Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'... - Mark Twain

This quote is attributed to Mark Twain.

"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very' and your writing will be just as it should be."

Mark Twain Creativity

Novelist American 1835–1910

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