The worst thing about irony for me is that it attenuates emotion.

David Foster Wallace
Some Similar Quotes
  1. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. - Marilyn Monroe

  2. I have seen the best of you, and the worst of you, and I choose both. - Sarah Kay

  3. But you don’t have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.”“ You don’t have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn’t always out to get you. - Sarah Dessen

  4. I can arrogantly brag that the doors I choose in life open wide and grant me unobstructed passage. But the widest doors tend to lead to the worst places. - Craig D. Lounsbrough

  5. And worse I may be yet: the worst is not So long as we can say 'This is the worst. - William Shakespeare

More Quotes By David Foster Wallace
  1. Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

  2. Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.

  3. Now comes the mystery! (last words)

  4. Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

  5. All words are pegs to hang ideas on.

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