Famous Quotations That No One Actually Said in the First Place

“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” — Mark Twain.

Quotes famous people never used
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American writer Mark Twain supposedly wrote this in the New York Journal in 1897 after rumors of his untimely demise spread. But it turns out he said, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” You know what else was false? His pen name Twain. The writer’s real name was Samuel Clemens.

 

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