“(1) An ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil. —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary The ineffable dunce has nothing to say and says it—says it with a liberal embellishment of bad delivery, embroidering it with reasonless vulgarities of attitude, gesture and attire. —Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and... my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. —Oscar Wilde Chapter Nine We found the crocodile right off. She was lying on her favorite sandy beach by the wooden walkway, and something approximately man-size was thrashing around in her belly. Saint Germain’s sword was stuck in the sand about five feet away. I was unable to stop my hands, which dug out my camera and took a couple of photos, though at the time I rather doubted they would actually capture the sheer horror of what we were seeing.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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