Oblivion

OBLIVION, n. The state or condition in which the wicked cease from struggling and the dreary are at rest. Fame's eternal dumping ground. Cold storage for high hopes. A place where ambitious authors meet their works without pride and their betters without envy. A dormitory without an alarm clock.

Ambrose Bierce: The devil's dictionary

Black Beetles in Amber
Can Such Things Be?
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales
A Cynic Looks at Life
The Damned Thing1898, From "In the Midst of Life"
The Devil's Dictionary
Famous Modern Ghost Stories (as Contributor)
Fantastic Fables
The Fiend's Delight
The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American (as Contributor)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Parenticide Club
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories
Shapes of Clay
A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky
Write It RightA Little Blacklist of Literary Faults