“Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.”

—  Ambrose Bierce

The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

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American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabu… 1842–1914

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