Appreciation Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“Irony, like sin, never rests.”

— Michael Bunker

“Irony is the sense of humor of fate.”

— Twila Vernon

“I do love irony. It’s so…complicated and coincidental.”

— Cassandra Kemper

“I think the main function of contemporary irony is to protect the speaker from being interpreted as naive or sentimental.”

— David Foster Wallace

“The most important thing about virtue is to talk as if you're in favor of it.”

— Loraine Despres

“I don't think irony's meant to synergize with anything as heartfelt as sadness.”

— David Foster Wallace

“I don’t know why you’re enjoying this so much.” “Because I am a connoisseur of fine irony. ’Tis a bit like fine wine, but…

— Lynn Kurland

“Irony deepens a person, helps them mature. It is the entrance to salvation on a higher plane, to a place where you can find…

— Haruki Murakami

“Irony is a treacherous servant; unless it's very carefully watched over, it has a tendency to expose the foolishness of its apparent master.”

— Mark O'Connell

“People need irony in order to build interpersonal trust based on self-knowledge, humor and critical thinking.”

— Hanzi Freinacht

“Virtue is admirable, but boring.”

— John Twelve Hawks

“Irony has always seemed the best approach to life, the best way to keep it at arm's length.”

— Lawrence Thornton