The novelist Ambrose Bierce died at the age of 71. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
American fiction author and journalist who is best known for his 1891 short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” He also famously published a satirical work called The Devil’s Dictionary.
He separated from his wife, Mollie Day, in 1888 after discovering letters from her lover. The couple were parents to three children: Day, Leigh, and Helen.
Quotes
"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
"Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
"Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
"Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
"Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.