“At times, when I am ‘down,’ I am able to pump myself up again by thinking about my blood. It is blue, the bluest this fading world has known probably. At times I startle myself with a gesture so royal, so full of light, that I wonder where it comes from. It comes from my father, Paul XVII, a most kingly man and personage. Even though his sole accomplishment during his lack of reign was the de-deification of his own person.” — from Royal Blood

Between Two Angelfish

We’re just a few weeks shy of the hundred-year anniversary of Mark Twain’s death. So we thought we’d ask the old fella a few questions that’ve been burning our minds.

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