After the much-revered author Mark Twain died, his biographer (Albert Beigelow Paine) released a book and claimed it as Twain’s last literary work. After forty years, a careful examination of the author’s manuscript revealed that parts of the book had been tampered and passages were added by Paine himself. Despite talks of trickery and fraud, it is still one of Twain’s most interesting works. Read Mark Twain Mysterious Stranger quotes to know why scholars are still talking about this book.

Compelling Quotes from The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain

1

The story starts about a handsome boy who introduced himself as Satan.

2

Three boys Seppi, Nikolaus and Theodor was told they were talking to Satan’s niece, who explained how his lineage was without sin, except Satan himself. 

3

Satan argues about these institutions.

4

Life itself is only a vision.

5

Satan continued to say, how illogical and unreasoning human race is.

6

Good people shouldn’t stay quiet. Compassion coupled with inaction is nothing.

7

The Bible itself asserted the atrocities come from worshiping material things.

8

One small act could change your whole life.

9

Satan is appalled by the human race.

10

Some people and their imagined self-importance.

11

There was never a good reason for starting a war.

12

If you start a war, it never ends.

13

The mediocrity of humans as told by Satan.

14

A criticism on Christianity. 

15

Mark Twain discusses the ages of Europe and history of war.

16

Sometimes a man's make and disposition are such that his misery.

17

Satan on the insignificance of human life.

18

This passage implies that sane people are not happy people.

19

Interestingly, Satan’s words from the book has a little sense of truth in them.

20

If you are sane, you look at the world as what it is, and the reality only makes you unhappy.

21

Can you accept that life and the world around you is just a vision?

22

Significant words from Mark Twain's The Mysterious Stranger.

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It is truly unfortunate.

24

Another wisdom from Mark Twain Mysterious Stranger quotes.

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Profound words left by Satan aka No. 44.

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