Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Biercewas an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 June 1842
CityMeighs County, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Ambrose Bierce quotes about
Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
ZIGZAG, v.t. To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden.
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.
adore, v.t. To venerate expectantly.