#irony

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way. ↗

— John Zorn

#humor #i #i do #irony #sense

People often say that the English are very cold fish, very reserved, that they have a way of looking at things – even tragedy – with a sense of irony. There’s some truth in it; it’s pretty stupid of them, though. Humor won’t save you; it doesn’t really do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who seem to go through most of their lives seeing the funny side, but in the end, life always breaks your heart. Doesn’t matter how brave you are, how reserved, or how much you’ve developed a sense of humor, you still end up with your heart broken. That’s when you stop laughing. In the end there’s just the cold, the silence and the loneliness. In the end, there’s only death. ↗

— Michel Houellebecq

#humor #irony #death

Maugham then offers the greatest advice anyone could give to a young author: "At the end of an interrogation sentence, place a question mark. You'd be surprised how effective it can be. ↗

— Woody Allen

#interrogation-marks #irony #writing-advice #writing-tips #humor

Aku telah mengidap sakit gila nomor enam belas: yakni penyakit manusia yang membuat dunia sendiri dalam kepalanya, menciptakan masalah-masalahnya sendiri, terpuruk di dalamnya, lalu menyelesaikan masalah-masalah itu, sambil tertawa-tawa, juga sendirian. ↗

— Andrea Hirata

#inspirational #irony #humor

It's the contradiction of life, if I were with them,I would only wish to be far away. Now that I am far away, all I do is wish for one more day surrounded by them ↗

— Laura Fitzgerald

#life

Ein Optimist ist ein Mensch, der ein Dutzend Austern bestellt, in der Hoffnung, sie mit der Perle, die er darin findet, bezahlen zu können. ↗

— Theodor Fontane

#life

Sometimes, you're the one who strikes it lucky. Sometimes, it's the other poor bastard who's left with the short straw, and you just have to shut up and get on with it. ↗

— M.L. Stedman

#life #lucky #moving-on #unlucky #life

Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does. ↗

— Paul Horgan

#differentiates #does #irony #never

Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up. ↗

— George Saunders

#irony #just #up #volume

Users are a double-edged sword. They can help you improve your language, but they can also deter you from improving. So choose your users carefully, and be slow to grow their number. Having users is like optimization: the wise course is to delay it. ↗

— Paul Graham

#age