The Guatemalan writer, Augusto Monterroso, winner of Spain's Prince of Asturias literary prize, is credited with writing one of the world's shortest stories.
El Dinosaurio (The Dinosaur) reads in its entirety: "Upon waking, the dinosaur was still there."
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
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