Quotes about irony

It was a delightful visit—perfect, in being much too short.

The incredible speed which Maximin exerted in his flight is much more celebrated than his prowess in the battle.

Sheer bitchiness can be a sort of style.

The mocker is never taken seriously when he is most serious.

There is one thing that appreciably eases the strain for the plays that arrive at this time of year, and that is that practically nothing is expected of them. p. 306

In short, there is everything about this season's entertainment to make the Hippodrome what it always is—a Temple of the Arts to all those who hang pennants on their automobiles, use “Shake hands with my friend” as a formula for introduction, and sprinkle powdered sugar on their sliced tomatoes. p. 106

The management's method of procedure is evidently to hire some well-known man to write the book, and then, as soon as it is written, to give it away to some deserving family, and go out and engage an assortment of specialty acts. p. 151

Normally its narrow streets were crowded with stalls, and people from all over the Carpet. They'd all be trying to cheat one another in that open-and-above-board way known as 'doing business'.

There are probably more fact-finding tours of Nicaragua right now than there are facts— the country has shortages of practically everything.