The exquisitely bad is as satisfying to the soul as the exquisitely good. Only the mediocre is unendurable. Author: Mark Twain Copy Quote More from Mark Twain “The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become un…” “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.” “Man has been here 32,000 years. That it took a hundred million years to prepare…” “Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though that was not so hard,…”