“Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.”
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APA
Twain, M. (n.d.). Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17931-persons-attempting-to-find-a-motive-in-this/
MLA
Twain, Mark. “Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17931-persons-attempting-to-find-a-motive-in-this/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Twain, Mark. “Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17931-persons-attempting-to-find-a-motive-in-this/.