When your watch gets out of order you have choice of two things to do throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. (Mark Twain)

When your watch gets out of order you have choice of two things to do throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest.

Mark Twain

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