#irony

The only problem i had with literature that I simply couldn't figure out was that the correct answer was the first thing that comes to your mind after reading the question, the most obvious one. I can only blame math for that. ↗

— Blin Varfi

#exams #highschool #humor #irony #literature

Relate comic things in pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic of beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend of the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blasé ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it into a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, dreamy atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days … the region of pure poetry. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#creativity #fantasy #grotesque #irony #novel

The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#attention #beauty #color #compassion #detail

(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

#humorous #ironic #irony #laughable #change

Once you hold the hand of Death, the only thing in life that can scare you is a sense of humor. ↗

— Lionel Suggs

#irony #death

But then again, I was about as far from touchy-feely as you could get. Unless you’re fucking me, don’t put your hands on me. ↗

— Diana Rowland

#death

That is a zombie..... Holy fucking shit. That's a mother fucking zombie and this shit is real. ↗

— Diana Rowland

#death

But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid. ↗

— Barack Obama

#irony #irrelevant-nowadays #dreams

Nobody steals books but your friends. ↗

— Roger Zelazny

#friendship #inspirational #irony #stealing #friendship

You know, Bob, school is school, one of those life experiences we kids all have to get through in order to become you. Then we wonder what all the fuss was about, especially while we're cleaning up your little messes: toxic waste, war, bank bailouts. Honestly, if we ran up debt the way you guys do? You'd ground us, take away our cells, and make us clean toilets with a toothbrush until we'd pay back every penny. ↗

— Ilsa J. Bick

#experience