All Quotes By Tag: Irony

“That’s the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You’ll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and — in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love — you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.”

“The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”

“The sense of tragedy – according to Aristotle – comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist’s weak points but from his good qualities. Do you know what I’m getting at? People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues….[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.”

“Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony.”