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Quotes About Sarcasm

You've already said you're going to kill me," Alex said, "but I didn't think that meant you were going to bore me to death.
~ Anthony Horowitz
I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.
~ Allan Sloan
Satire is focused bitterness.
~ Leo Rosten
As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.
~ P. J. O'Rourke
He nodded and half smiled. Right-you're the hearts-and-flowers girl. Her cheeks warmed with anger. His smile didn't make up for his sarcasm. And you're the scorn-and-bile boy.
~ Francine Pascal
There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!
~ Frank Zappa
The extremely effective rhetorical methods you constantly used, at least for my instruction, were curses, threats, sarcasm, mocking laughter and – curiously enough – self-pity.
~ Franz Kafka
Extraordinario —dijo el alcalde—, extraordinario... ¿Y ahora piensa quedarse con nosotros en Riva? —No pienso —dijo el cazador sonriendo, y para atenuar el sarcasmo, puso la mano sobre la rodilla del alcalde—. Estoy aquí, no sé más; no puedo hacer otra cosa. Mi barca carece de timón, viaja con el viento que sopla en las regiones inferiores de la muerte.
~ Franz Kafka
Sarcasm all around the world is always against right wing and against people in power. That's the definition of political sarcasm.
~ Bassem Youssef
People are totally overusing LOL and a wink - and I'm very guilty of using the wink - that's probably my favourite emoticon to use because 'I'm being sarcastic, don't misinterpret; don't misconstrue; I'm just kidding.' Again, for as many benefits as it has, also picking up the phone and having a conversation speaks volumes.
~ Carly Pope
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.
~ Fred Allen
I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.
~ Tom Waits
Sharpen that wit of yours anymore and someone might think you actually have a point.
~ Robyn Schneider
I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.
~ Rod Stewart
Mary,' said her mother. 'We don't like sarcasm ' 'You mightn't like it,' said Mary. 'But I love it.
~ Roddy Doyle
We don't need no educationWe don't need no thought controlNo dark sarcasm in the classroomTeacher leave them kids aloneHey! Teacher! Leave them kids aloneAll in all it's just another brick in the wall.All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
~ Roger Waters
No dark sarcasm, in the classroom.
~ Roger Waters
Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects.
~ Roger Zelazny
Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects.
~ Roger Zelazny
He tried to behave, but then despair always took the form of irony with him.
~ Romain Gary
Curates are such triflers.
~ Ronald Firbank
Still what? I made my voice grating and sarcastic. I was never like so many Indian boys, who'd look down quiet in their anger and say nothing. My mother had taught me different.
~ Louise Erdrich
Ah ! Dostum ! İnan?n bana, bu dünya asl?nda tamamen insanlarla taÅŸak geçmek için yarat?lm?? koskocaman bir kand?rmacad?r.
~ Louis-Ferdinand Celine
James liked to joke that if America ever invaded Canada, Canadians would probably apologize for being in their way.
~ Lynsay Sands