#ron

He raised a brow. 'Petunia, Ms. Lane?' I scowled. "Ass, Barrons. ↗

— Karen Marie Moning

#darkfever #mac #mac

Sometimes the only choice is between acceptance and madness. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#madness

Another tug and a yank at my chestnut curls and she snarls at me, “You are so much like her.” This is something my mother often says and never explains. Though it is a great mystery to me it is also a blessing, for she always hurries from the room after saying it. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#dark-romance #gothic-romance #strong-heroine #suspense-drama #thriller

The fool's crime is the crime that is found out and the wise man's crime is the crime that is not found out. ↗

— Wilkie Collins

#reality #irony

Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage. ↗

— Lewis Hyde

#alcohol

His name is Christian,” he calls back. “Can you believe that? We came all this way so Clara could save a guy named Christian.” “I’m aware of the irony. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#clara #jeffrey #irony

Whoever named Himmel Street certainly had a healthy sense of irony. Not that is was a living hell. It wasn't. But is sure as hell wasn't heaven, either. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#irony

When Maimonides says that the Messiah will come but that 'he may tarry,' we see the origin of every Jewish shrug from Spinoza to Woody Allen. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#irony #judaism #maimonides #messiah #woody-allen

There's nothing wrong with giving up all your principles for a suitable financial reward. It is indeed the basis of our society. ↗

— Manny Rayner

#sociology #irony

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

#peace #war #irony