Insurance: An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table. – Ambrose Bierce
Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. – Ambrose Bierce
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Ambrose Bierce
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. – Ambrose Bierce
I spend plenty of time in London and it doesnt scare me, but its a lonely place, even if youve got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldnt get home, if I couldnt get back to what I consider my real life Id be frightened. – Shirley Henderson