About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – c. 1914) was an American author, journalist, and poet. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. For his horror writing, Michael Dirda ranked...
More quotations from Ambrose Bierce
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man—who has no gills.
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