Irony ... may be defined as what people miss.

Julian Barnes
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Irony ... may be defined as what people miss.
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I thought of the things that had happened to me over the years, and of how little I had made happen. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The Sense of an Ending, p.144, Random House
Some of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where we found the other person, and find them still. ✨ Julian Barnes (2011). The … ▶
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. ✨ Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile by Julian Barnes, www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
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