Irony Quotes


Irony is Fates most common figure of speech. Trevanian Irony 159
If you think this Universe is bad you should see some of the others. Philip K. Dick Irony 114
Irony is wasted on the stupid Oscar Wilde Irony 103
I will never lie again. William Faulkner Irony 96
Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time. Friedrich Von Schlegel Irony 92
From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent. H.P. Lovecraft Irony 92
Whatever we may think of the merits of torturing children for pleasure and no doubt there is much to be said on both sides I am sure we all agree that it should be done with sterilized instruments. G.K. Chesterton Irony 91
Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. Victor Hugo Irony 90
to travel faster than a speeding bullet is not much help if you and it are heading straight towards each other John Brunner Irony 89
Even things that are true can be proved. Oscar Wilde Irony 85
War is always an adventure to those whove never seen it. Anthony Ryan Irony 84
Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment. Edwin P. Whipple Irony 83
Human nature is pretty shabby stuff as you may know from introspection. Peter De Vries Irony 83
Trapped. Sinking. Cant be myself. Made into what other people expect. Is that everyones fate Were the great individualists the products of their friends who wanted a great individualist as a friend Michael Moorcock Irony 83
Objection evasion joyous distrust and love of irony are signs of health everything absolute belongs to pathology. Friedrich Nietzsche Irony 83
A mouth of no distinction but well practiced before I entered my teens in irony. For what is irony but the repository of hurt And what is hurt but the repository of hope Joyce Carol Oates Irony 80
Labour day is a great American holiday that people celebrate by going out and buying products made in China David Letterman Irony 79
The fools crime is the crime that is found out and the wise mans crime is the crime that is not found out. Wilkie Collins Irony 78
Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves. Karl Kraus Irony 75
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, a medley of extemporanea, And love is a thing that can never go wrong, and I am Marie of Romania. Dorothy Parker Irony 75
It is the oldest ironies that are still the most satisfying man when preparing for bloody war will orate loudly and most eloquently in the name of peace. Alan Moore Irony 74
... cela mexcite de penser nbsp tout ce qui fuit dans la vie au nom de la vie. Nicole Brossard Irony 74
Sometimes the embers are better then the campfire. Its strange but its true. Stephen King Irony 74
Its hard to maintain a reputation for being grim and mysterious when youre accompanied by a brightly clad young thing skipping merrily along at your side holding your hand and smiling sweetly on one and all. Simon R. Green Irony 73
Goose neck is a delicacy. You have to at least try it. In fancy restaurants people pay up to fifty dollars a plate for this stuff. And at our house we were forcefed it for free. Just another irony of life. Janette Rallison Irony 72
So such is life that it writes itself trying to right itself but theres nothing wrong with it. Robert Pollard Irony 72
He sure put things into words good. S.E. Hinton Irony 71
What a refreshing mind you have young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance is there Neil Gaiman Irony 70
Id kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. Steven Wright Irony 69
Im starting to feel like a character from one of these books Christina Tetreault Irony 69
Id rather be dead than singing Satisfaction when Im 45. Mick Jagger Irony 68
I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and glorious and its words and stories so damning and brilliant. Markus Zusak Irony 66
The other shoppers were too well behaved to stare at the greenheaded stoner and the tearstreaked lady zigzagging up the aisles with a chubby bearded guy scurrying behind them picking up the things they dropped. Amy Goldman Koss Irony 65
The list could surely go on and there is nothing more wonderful than a list instrument of wondrous hypotyposis. Umberto Eco Irony 64
Your favorite virtue An appreciation for irony. Christopher Hitchens Irony 64
Remember the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Lifes cruelest irony. Douglas Coupland Irony 63
The 21st chapter gives the novel the quality of genuine fiction an art founded on the principle that human beings change. A Clockwork Orange Resucked intro to first full American version 1986 Anthony Burgess Irony 62
I dont get you people. You watch the Godfather on television and tons of people are getting shot and stabbed to death blood splattering everywhere and it is entertaining. But when they killed a horse people were outraged. Mario Stinger Irony 62
Gods can screw anything and anybody. For reference see history. Atticus OSullivan Kevin Hearne Irony 61
Now thats true poetic irony. I rush into battle to defend the fair name of Rose Larkin and what does she do but fetch Robert to stop me. Franny Billingsley Irony 61
So the reason I was struck again and again was because of my overwhelmingly positive energy. Funny Id always thought of myself as a pessimist. Jennifer Bosworth Irony 57
Irony cleans away all those secret stains. Irony is the path that leads safely back to official realities. Geoffrey Wall Irony 54
Where did you find construction guys swapping dirty jokes in protoNmenorean Aura asked. On construction sites. Is that coffee ready John Barnes Irony 53
I say let the world go to hell but I should always have my tea. Fyodor Dostoevsky Irony 53
In the State of Denmark there was the odor of decay... Roger Zelazny Irony 52
GWENDOLEN If you are not too long I will wait here for you all my life. Oscar Wilde Irony 52
How strange it was to think that he who such a short time ago dared not believe in the happiness of her loving him now felt unhappy because she loved him too much Leo Tolstoy Irony 52
The American white relegates the black to the rank of shoeshine boy and he concludes from this that the black is good for nothing but shining shoes. George Bernard Shaw Irony 51
About sweeping.... What he was in FACT doing was moving the dirt around with a broom to give it a change of scenery and a chance to make new friends. Terry Pratchett Irony 51
Irony takes nothing away from pathos. Gustave Flaubert Irony 51

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