Impulse Quote by Taylor Caldwell

“fact, at times it seems as if The Confidence-Man has been aggressively constructed for the purpose of giving the reader the unpleasant feeling of…

— Sianne Ngai

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

— Hanzi Freinacht

Irony is based on insecurity; people like to not like things because they don't understand them.

— Justin Vernon

People use irony as a defense mechanism.

— David Byrne

Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

— Livy

When irony first makes itself known in a young man's life, it can be like his first experience of getting drunk; he has met…

— Robertson Davies

Irony can elude the genius among us, sometimes.

— Berkeley Breathed

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do

— Soren Kierkegaard

Irony gives us, at little expense, the impression that we are experienced psychologists.

— Gaston Bachelard

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 deal with.

— Patricia Piccinini

I don't embrace irony, but I do think it's a pre-existing condition; we manage it as best we can.

— Fred Tomaselli

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do. He who does not understand…

— Soren Kierkegaard