Opiate. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard. – Ambrose Bierce
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. – Ambrose Bierce
Opiate. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard. – Ambrose Bierce
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. – Ambrose Bierce
Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. – Ambrose Bierce
No country is so wild and difficult but men will make it a theater of war. – Ambrose Bierce
Dig a trench through a landfill and you will see layers of phone books like geographical strata or layers of cake…. During a recent landfill dig in Phoenix, I found newspapers dating from 1952 that looked so fresh you might read one over breakfast. – William Rathje, The Economist, 8 September 1990