Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
| Born | May 25, 1803 London, England |
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| Died | January 18, 1873 Torquay, Devon, England |
Author. Immortalized the classic novel opening, "It was a dark and stormy night." Namesake of a popular contest for bad writing.
The repository contains four quotes from Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
It was a dark and stormy night...
Ambition has no rest.
Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.
Ideals travel upward, manners downward.
