I am an early riser; I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning. And I work until 8 o'clock. And then I take my breakfast. And then I work until noon. And then I take my lunch. And then I work until 5 o'clock. And then I take my dinner. And then I work until 8 o'clock. And then I go to bed. And then I get up at 5 o'clock in the morning. And then I work until 8 o'clock. And then I take my breakfast. And then I work until noon. And then I take my lunch. And then I work until 5 o'clock. And then I take my dinner. And then I work until 8 o'clock. And then I go to bed.
— Mark Twain Modern

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist

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Attributed, humorous exaggeration of his work ethic, likely from a lecture or conversation

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