On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Matt Kozusko wrote: > stuff. I think of Mark Twain because he seems very much the animus of > America...if while America was in its infancy there was a flash of a > moment at which all its energy came together into a kind of spirit, it > was certainly Mark Twain who saw the flash and put it into his > stories. > Frost? Nicer things never came from a meaner person. Mark Twain, perfect. I can think of no one else who better embodies the american psyche. From his hyperbole to his dark cynicism, he's a perfect match, not to mention his complete tone-deafness when it comes to quality of his own work. -j