Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – c. 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story "An Occurrence at Owl...
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.