Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Ambrose Bierce
Born: June 24, 1842
Died: December 26, 1913 (aged 71)
Bio: Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was 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.
Known for:
- The Devil's Dictionary (1906)
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890)
- Can Such Things Be? (1893)
- Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891)
- The Damned Thing (1898)
Ambrose Bierce Quotes