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The interesting thing about irony for me is that real irony is far more sincere than earnestness. To accept the absurdity of a situation is to accept the humanness of it. Utter sincerity suggests a kind of belief that one knows all there is to know about a given circumstance. That is not to say that one should ever make light of serious and grave and important issues, but that open and genuine intellectual curiosity should never be a casualty in any situation. Irony is not always funny. Humor is not always ironic.
Percival Everett
Percival Everett
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Department of English, Arizona State University
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Occupation:
American Writer
Born:
December 22, 1956
Quotes count:
2
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Percival Everett
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