A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself

Quote by Jessamyn West

Topics: Irony Quotes, Sense Of Humor Quotes

In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by...

In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to...

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to...

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The...

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The...

The West is color. Its colors are animal rather than vegetable, the colors of earth...

The West is color. Its colors are animal rather than vegetable, the colors of earth...

Justice is a terrible but necessary thing

Justice is a terrible but necessary thing

I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty...

I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty...

Experience is what allows us to repeat our mistakes, only with more finesse!

Experience is what allows us to repeat our mistakes, only with more finesse!

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the...

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.

Sleeplessness is a desert without vegetation or inhabitants.

Sleeplessness is a desert without vegetation or inhabitants.

We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?

We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?

It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption...

It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption...

A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor,...

A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor,...

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.

A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.

A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

Nothing is so dear as what you're about to leave.

Nothing is so dear as what you're about to leave.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to...

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to...

The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow.

The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow.