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The Madness of Optimism

In Comedy, Fiction
T

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

David Lodge – Nice Work
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Leisure and Misery

In Comedy, Fiction
L

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

David Lodge – Changing Places
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Cynicism and Intelligence

In Comedy, Fiction
C

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple’s substitute for intelligence.

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The Uniqueness of Experience

In Comedy, Fiction
T

You can’t understand anything in terms of anything else, everything is just what it is.

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Solitude of Existence

In Comedy, Fiction
S

We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.

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Money’s Egalitarian Power

In Comedy, Fiction
M

Money is the most egalitarian force in society. It confers power on whoever holds it.

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