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A thing long expected takes the shape of the unexpected when at last it comes. - Mark Twain Quotes

A thing long expected takes the shape of the unexpected when at last it comes.

Source:Chapter XXI. European Residence, Mark Twain's Notebook (1935, posthumous)
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  • Name: Mark Twain
  • Profession: Writer
  • Born: November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910
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