The best Quotes by Marianne Moore

The best Quotes by Marianne Moore

Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is an artist.

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Ethel: "One day the entire family will be reunited in the Garden of Eden."
"Oh, like heaven?"
Ethel: "No, it's in Missouri."
"Oh. Eden's got a lot of methheads."

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Did you know only one US president has been born in Missouri?
It's true, man.

Harry S. Truman Missouri

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Missouri - and that's pretty much the same thing.

Leonard: "For God's sake, Sheldon, do I have to... hold up a sarcasm sign every time I open my mouth?"
Sheldon: "You have a sarcasm sign?"

Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory - Season 1 Episode 2

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What? Scott, come on. I'm 147 pounds of pale skin and fragile bone, okay? Sarcasm is my only defense.

Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf

5

My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the World.

George Bernard Shaw

3

Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows underneath the armor.

Stephen King in 11/22/63

2

Ellie: "Did everyone have boats back then?"
Joel: "Yeah. I had a sixty foot yacht."
Ellie: "Really?"
Joel: "No."
Ellie: "Sarcasm... making progress."

Ellie Williams in The Last of Us

1

CC: "When do you find out if you got into college early? I would really love to help you pack."
Wyatt: "I detect sarcasm, which is universally regarded as the lowest form of humor."

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"Really?"
"No. I'm being ironic. Or is it sarcastic? I can never remember."
"Irony's cleverer, so you're probably being sarcastic."

Jonathan Stroud in Lockwood & Co. - 1: The Screaming Staircase

People who can put on a serious face while joking are the scariest.

Shirou Emiya in Fate/stay night

Humor & Comedy Sarcasm

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

The Epstein Files

There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese, and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.

James Comey

I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power. You cannot trust people in power. The founders knew that. That's why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest.

James Comey

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