The pen is mightier than the sword.
An ambitious soldier didn’t write that phrase. It became famous through the work of a Victorian writer, Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Bulwer-Lytton earned a fortune as an author. In the nineteenth century, he was considered to be a great writer.
Bulwer-Lytton is also famous for beginning a novel with “It was a dark and stormy night….” That opening is currently celebrated through the The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.
purple motes remains as a tribute to Bulwer-Lytton’s insight into the importance of writing.
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