Irony Quotes · Page 11

Flies escape from the mouth that says 'A closed mouth gathers no flies.'

— John Alejandro King

“She heard irony in his tone and the bitter pain gliding, sharklike, beneath it.”

— Nancy Baker

“It's ironic how your comfort zone can be tiring sometimes.”

— Ahmed Mostafa

I'm most interested in finding the strangeness and irony in reality. That's my forte.

— Mary Ellen Mark

“Fundamental belief consoled him for superficial irony.”

— Thomas Hardy

Some people work their whole lives and theyre still not able to get what they want.

— Anonymous

“Everything flows—that’s why I’m paying sky-high water bills.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

The irony is, going to work every day became the subject of probably my best poetry.

— Philip Levine

Skype is a wonderful thing. The irony is that you never Skype when you're in the same country as someone.

— Richard Fleeshman

“Irony alone is damning. The flesh will be bland and you will believe you are forever reading the same book.”

— Anne Garréta

It's one of the ironies of human nature that the most sensitive people are generally insensitive to the feelings of others.

— Ann Landers

Humanity, perhaps, that quality of benevolence that humans have, without irony, named after themselves.

— Laini Taylor

“No, Mrs. Peters doesn’t need supervising. For that matter, a sheriff’s wife is married to the law.”

— Susan Glaspell

That's the difference between irony and sarcasm. Irony can be spontaneous, while sarcasm requires volition. You have to create sarcasm.

— Christopher Moore

“I have associated myself with failed scientists in order to associate myself with failed irony. ("Metier: Why I Don't Write Like Franz…

— William S. Wilson

Now that’s true poetic irony. I rush into battle to defend the fair name of Rose Larkin, and what does she do…

— Franny Billingsley

“Im.’ The monosyllable was heavy with contempt. ‘’E’s a twat.’ ‘Is he?’ ‘Yeah, ’e is. Ask Kieran.’ She gave the impression that…

— Robert Galbraith

“He smelled the smells of commerce and listened to the cursing of the sailors, both of which he admired: the former, as…

— Roger Zelazny

Being great involves luck, and unique circumstances, and a lot of other forces beyond your control. You can’t just make it happen…

— Charles Wheelan

You were so near death that ghosts crowded around you, weeping silver tears, waiting for you with such smiles. You humans, you…

— Catherynne M. Valente

All the pathos and irony of leaving one's youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that…

— Paul Fussell

The irony of acquiring a foreign tongue is that I have amassed just enough cheap, serviceable words to fuel my desires and…

— Monique Truong

On the other hand, I view the whole matter from a cosmic perspective. I don't take a position. I believe that there…

— Peter Greenaway

“I was tired of this silly joking about my 'speaking countenance'. I could keep a secret as well as anyone. Poirot had…

— Agatha Christie

Finally, a prominent nation is taking on the homosexual agenda and rejecting it outright. A number of African nations have done the…

— Sylvia Thompson

“[Norm said,] 'To all those who argue this war is a mistake, I'd like to point out that we've removed from power…

— Ben Fountain

Woodrow Wilson is reported to have told a Princeton colleague, shortly after the 1912 election, "It would be an irony of fate…

— James M Strock

“Anyway, I'm in bed with her, with her bracelets. Her face is a blank, so I darken the lights. Off go her…

— Haruki Murakami

“Someone needs to be concerned about those girls." "Kara and Kendra know that I am only a phone call away." "Would you…

— Farrah Rochon

To move from a discussion of the early relationship between theatre and television to an examination of the current situation of live…

— Philip Auslander

The problem with Keith Ellison's message and what you all are saying - and I - and I respect what you're saying…

— Mary Matalin

In the modern Christian attempt to take a stand as Christ did, and maybe for others, win the approval of the world,…

— Criss Jami

I find it funny when people who arent friends in real life are friends on Facebook.

— Azgraybebly Joslan

I am waiting for something I will never find

— Anonymous

“I'm starting to feel like a character from one of these books”

— Christina Tetreault

Royal Young's writing is that rare blend of irony and beauty.

— Simon Van Booy

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.

— Benjamin Disraeli

My day starts backwards. I wake up tired and I go to bed wide awake.

— Anonymous

I quote others only to better express myself.

— Michel De Montaigne

“So you thought you could shit and eat at the same time. How disgustingly convenient.”

— Nenia Campbell