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...
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news.
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.