Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as t… - Ambrose Bierce

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Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are not as they ought to be.

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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – date of death uncertain; probably late 1912 or early 1914) was an American satirist, critic, short story writer, editor and journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his serialized mock lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary, in which, over the years, he scathed American culture and accepted wisdom by pointing out alternate, more practical definitions for common words.

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Pen Names: Dod Grile • William Herman

Birth Name: Ambrose Gwinnetter Bierice

Alternative Names: Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

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“He seemed a good model for a character in fiction. I sometimes write stories.”
“I sometimes read them.”
“Thank you.”
“Stories in general - not yours.”
Some of the jurors laughed.

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Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are not as they ought to be. - Ambrose Bierce

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