![Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, incorporated humor into his American novels. His hometown of Hannibal, Mo., became the setting of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Photo contributed by A.F. Bradley, New York (steamboattimes.com) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IXJKIYH3JNEUMZGB2ON2YW4KZE.jpg?auth=29e007b7e8e470559788f68f26ff078586ba78f46c010c35049853fc9ef1b0c7&width=1600&height=900&smart=true)
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
—Mark Twain
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