Saint. A dead sinner revised and edited. – Ambrose Bierce
An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. – Ambrose Bierce

Saint. A dead sinner revised and edited. – Ambrose Bierce
An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. – Ambrose Bierce
Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. – Ambrose Bierce
Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. – Ambrose Bierce
The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief. – Michael Crichton