So such is life that it writes itself, trying to right itself, but there's nothing wrong with it.
Robert PollardThe man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing," mused the Inspector, "Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come upon me at times... What do you think of this, Holmes? Sholto was, on his own confession, with his brother last night. The brother died in a fit, on which Sholto walked off the treasure! How's that?"
"On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside," said Holmes.
Tag: sherlock-holmes murder mystery irony treasure sherlock inspector
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 HirataTag: humor inspirational irony
The list could surely go on, and there is nothing more wonderful than a list, instrument of wondrous hypotyposis.
Umberto EcoI don't want to hurt anyone" Laszlo fiddled with a button on his tux jacket. "Can't we convince the CIA that some of us are peaceful?"
"we'll have to try" Angus folded his arms across his broad chest. "And if they doona believe we're peaceful, then we'll have to kill the bastards."
Roman frowned, somehow their Highlander logic escaped him.
Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage.
Lewis HydeTag: irony
Simply put, dramatic irony is when a person makes a harmless remark, and someone else who hears it knows something that makes the remark have a different, and usually unpleasant, meaning. For instance, if you were in a restaurant and said out loud, "I can't wait to eat the veal marsala I ordered," and there were people around who knew that the veal marsala was poisoned and that you would die as soon as you took a bite, your situation would be one of dramatic irony.
Lemony SnicketTo paraphrase Oedipus, Hamlet, Lear, and all those guys, "I wish I had known this some time ago.
Roger ZelaznyTag: humor shakespeare hindsight irony
It’s more believable that a cop would get involved in solving these murders. I mean, you’re talking about writing a series. How believable is it that this Hollywood gossip columnist is going to keep stumbling on all these murders?
Josh LanyonTag: irony josh-lanyon adrien-english-mistery
Don't you know that I passionately dote on every chin on his face?
Dorothy L. SayersTag: sarcasm irony faces appearance ugliness chins double-chins
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