“To accept the absurdity of a situation is to accept the humanness of it.” — Percival Everett, “Coming Home from Irony,” Los Angeles Review of Books (2017-23-08)
Tag: absurdity
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“Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.” — Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, No. 135 (1751-07-02)
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“Please pardon my levity, I don’t see how to take death seriously. It seems absurd.” — Robert Anton Wilson, Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night (2007-01-06)
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“Luckily, I’m blessed with a well-developed sense of absurdity.” — John Baldessari, “No More Boring Art: John Baldessari’s Crusade,” The New Yorker (2010-10-11)
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“I have complete faith in the continued absurdity of whatever’s going on.” — Jon Stewart, Six Degrees of Stephen: Jon Stewart interview and upcoming performance, Philadelphia Inquirer (2007-04-22)
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“Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.” — Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary