Comments | primary_benelux: (82) A relevant excerpt from The Art of Governing.

primary_benelux

(82) A relevant excerpt from The Art of Governing.

Apr 13, 2006 01:24

RELGREY: Ambrose Bierce once defined a year as consisting of "a period of 365 disappointments." Ever since I chanced upon that witticism, I've toyed with the tyranny of time and advanced a step further than Bierce by actually measuring my life in the number of disappointments. Of course, one does not experience a single disappointment per day. ( Read more... )

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joshuavorbis April 13 2006, 16:24:07 UTC

YES. THANK YOU. An excellent spark of inspiration. I needed something to read and I need to read a Bierce book. I will let you know what I choose.

primary_benelux April 13 2006, 20:01:44 UTC

I don't think he ever wrote novels (in fact, he mocked them in one of his revisionist definitions), but I'm sure there's something that compiles his short stories somewhere. As for The Devil's Dictionary, I bought an unabridged version from Borders for $2, and it's definitely a worthwhile investment.

yes joshuavorbis April 13 2006, 20:04:02 UTC

I have only read a few short stories, so I was referring to some sort of compilation, which is exactly what I got. There just isn't a lot of stuff of his floating around here, apparently.

Re: yes primary_benelux April 13 2006, 20:11:15 UTC

Ahh, where are you at?

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