"Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do"
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"Those who do not complain are never pitied."
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"It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull."
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"The prince of darkness is a gentleman!"
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"I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately."
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"Life wants you to serve something more than yourself. When you serve something more than yourself, you are served. It's the most ironic thing in the world."
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"Many would be cowards if they had courage enough."
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"Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves."
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"Even things that are true can be proved."
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"I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea."
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"It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity."
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"The struggle for a free intelligence has always been a struggle between the ironic and the literal mind."
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"I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic."
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"Though collecting quotations could be considered as merely an ironic mimetism"
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"It's ironic, but true, that in this age of electronic communications, personal interaction is becoming more important than ever."
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"Those who condemn the self-righteous for the sake of self-discovery do so with ironic self-righteousness."
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"Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable."
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"It's ironic that this amazing invention of the Internet has made information gathering easier available than ever, but that this platform also helps spread misinformation."
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"At 24 I decided that my life is enough for me, and I stopped looking for some other piece to complete it. I also learned how to needlepoint ironic cross-stitches of rap lyrics and gave them to my friends as presents. I’ll let you decide which is the more important revelation."
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"People who didn't need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn't need people."
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