Ambrose Bierce

Date of Birth:

24-Jun-1942

Nationality:

Andorra

Profession:

Story writer

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American journalist, the devil and a writer of sardonic short stories. His reputation as a hardworking and outspoken critic and his self-proclaimed 'No Matter' has earned him the nickname 'Bitter Bierce'. His work 'Danish's Dictionary', a combination of ironic and sarcastic lexicon depicts his sardonic image. He played an important role as a short story writer and his short stories were largely based on the themes of war, horror and death. His most important and most famous short story, ‘An Event at Owl Creek Bridge’, the beauty of the work is considered a flawless creation and is counted among the short stories of America. Some of his notable works are ‘A Horseman in the Sky’, ‘Haunted Valley’, ‘Guardian of the Dead’ and ‘The Moonlit Road’ among many others. He was also a well-known journalist in California and did not hesitate to reveal the truth. His suspicions and racism and incidents have made him very popular as 'the worst person in San Francisco'. Bierce disappeared mysteriously and it was revered that he was last seen with a rebel group.

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QUOTES BY Ambrose Bierce

"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."

"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."

"Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught."

"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art."

"Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband."

"Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility."

"The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling."

"Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence."

"Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage."

"Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage."

"History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools."