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> [That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/that-s-the-irony-in-the-work-the-best-stories-are-the-worst-things/)

[Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8c/michael-connelly-1004_best_that-s-the-irony-in-the-work-the-best-st_406554.jpg)

> [I feel that there's hardly any irony in my work; if there's anything, there'll be sincerity, which people sometimes find hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-piccinini/i-feel-that-there-s-hardly-any-irony-in-my-work-if-there-s-anything/)

[Patricia Piccinini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-piccinini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/patricia-piccinini-12032_deals_i-feel-that-there-s-hardly-any-irony-in_525156.png)

> [There are elements of irony in my work, of course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/there-are-elements-of-irony-in-my-work-of-course/)

[Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/martin-parr-4726_course_there-are-elements-of-irony-in-my-work-o_1865629.png)

> [I like the irony in my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miuccia-prada/i-like-the-irony-in-my-work/)

[Miuccia Prada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miuccia-prada/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/miuccia-prada-4179_irony_i-like-the-irony-in-my-work-2429145_2429145.jpg)

> [Early in my career, a critic said that I needed to "explain" the irony in my work, suggesting that I needed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-sherman/early-in-my-career-a-critic-said-that-i-needed-to-explain-the-irony/)

[Cindy Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-sherman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/cindy-sherman-11074_add_early-in-my-career-a-critic-said-that-i_2537513.jpg)

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