"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.…"

"Ah, if he could only die temporarily!"

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