I think the main function of contemporary irony is to protect the
speaker from being interpreted as naive or sentimental.
Tags: irony sentimentality naive
Commercial comedy's often set up to feature an ironist making
devastating sport of someone who's naive or sentimental or pretentious or
pompous.
Tags: comedy irony pretentious-weenies naivete pompous
Irony and hip ennui are extremely authoritarian.
David Foster Wallace...I remember that my mother had always said to be polite and finish my meal. At last he gave no more struggles. The deed was done. Now the boat contained four men, not one heartbeat among us. The fate they had destined for another claimed them as well. The irony of it all was more delicious than the blood consumed. -- Quote by Lane DeLuca
Wynter WilkinsTags: irony blood vampire strigoi heartbeat
I was tired of this silly joking about my 'speaking countenance'. I could keep a secret as well as anyone. Poirot had always persisted in the humiliating belief that I am a transparent character and that anyone can read what is passing in my mind.
Agatha ChristieTags: character irony point-of-view humor-quotes
Royal Young's writing is that rare blend of irony and beauty.
Simon Van BooyTags: beauty romance fame celebrity irony british simon-van-booy
I come by my alarmism honestly. I have learned this custom over the years as I have settled into being a true New Yorker. This is how we welcome foreigners to our shores. Because we are so often frightened by living here, we are annoyed and offended when visitors fail to show the proper signs of terror. So we try to scare the living daylights out of them.
David RakoffTags: fear irony xenophobia new-yorker
She talks about how she can't exercise because of the ailments-a bad back, sore knees, breathing difficulties-all caused by her weight gain.
A.S. KingTags: irony
Ridiculous," he said breathlessly. "You ought to give up detecting and try fantasy writing.
Robert GalbraithTags: irony
General Peckem even recommends that we send our men into combat in full-dress uniform so they'll make a good impression on the enemy when they're shot down".
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