“It isn’t easy to understand exactly what she is saying, for one doesn’t know whether she is speaking ironically or seriously, it’s… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
“Sir Magnus himself did not talk much, save intermittently to express some general opinion, which, when during a comparative silence his words… — Anthony Powell Copy Share Image
“APOPHASIS (APO'PHASIS) n.s.[Lat. a denying.] A figure in rhetorick, by which the orator, speaking ironically, seems to wave what he would plainly… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
![“APOPHASIS (APO'PHASIS) n.s.[Lat. a denying.] A figure in rhetorick, by which the orator, speaking ironically, seems to wave what he would plainly insinuate; as, Neither will I mention those things, which if I should, you notwithstanding could neither confute or speak against them.Smith’sRhetorick.” quote by Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a20/samuel-johnson-50_quote_apophasis-apo-phasis-n-s-lat-a-denying-a_2917435.jpg)