"Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in…"

"Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all glad…"

"He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it — namely, that in order to make a man or a boy cove…"

"If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work c…"

"“Answer the gentleman, Thomas—don’t be afraid.” Tom still hung fire. “Now I know you’ll tell me,” said the lady. “The…"

"Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it."

"The minister gave out his text and droned along monotonously through an argument that was so prosy that many a head b…"

"“What’s your name?” “Becky Thatcher. What’s yours? Oh, I know. It’s Thomas Sawyer.” “That’s the name they lick me by.…"

"They said they would rather be outlaws a year in Sherwood Forest than President of the United States forever."

"He was not the Model Boy of the village. He knew the model boy very well though—and loathed him."