This week, I've been focused on finishing my English 2 class. One of my assignments had me reading short stories with twist endings, and then writing my own twist ending for either the story I had just read or a twist ending to a story of my own. The story I chose to read was called 'The Boarded Window', by Ambrose Bierce. Upon reading the story, I recognized the author's name- I just couldn't place where I had heard it before.
I ended up needing help with my assignment, so I asked my dad to read through the short story as well and offer his own interpretation of it. Once my dad had read the story, he also told me why I was remembering the name- Bierce is the author of the Devil's Dictionary, a book I had read a bit of awhile back. It's an amusing book, and I'd recommend it to anyone with a sarcastic sense of humor. In any case, I was quite happy to flip through the book again- and in honor of my re-discovery, I'd like to share some of my favorite definitions from the Devil's Dictionary with you. Enjoy! Love - A temporary insanity curable by marriage. Egotist - A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. Patience - A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. Faith - Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. Education - That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. Apologize - To lay the foundation for a future offence. Bore - A person who talks when you wish him to listen. Religion - A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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