Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Irony is jesting behind hidden gravity.

Irony is jesting behind hidden gravity.

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.