The Innocents Abroad

"No, they have no railroad accidents to speak of in France. But why? Because when one occurs, somebody has to hang for it! Not hang, maybe, but be punished at least with as much vigor of emphasis as to make negligence a thing to be shuddered at by railroad officials for many a day afterward." - Mark Twain

Have to admit that this method may be superior to our current one where many a guilty party gets no punishment at all.

The Innocents Abroad

"All my malicious instincts were dead within me; and as America faded out of sight, I think a spirit of charity rose up in their place that was as boundless, for the time being, as the broad ocean that was heaving its billows about us. I wished to express my feelings - I wished to lift up my voice and sing, but I did not know anything to sing, so I was obliged to give up the idea. It was no loss to the ship though, perhaps." - Mark Twain

Just started reading Mark Twain's satirical travelogue of this "picnic" cruise to Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land. Shamed to admit that I'm not very well versed in Twain's work and thought this book might help remedy that and make fine beach reading.