#satire

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. ↗

— Lord Byron

#satire #song #theme

Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

#comedy #good #ripe #satire #status

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted. ↗

— John Cusack

#george #great #i #like #movies

Just for a while": Death's opening chat-up line in His great seduction, before he drugged you with soporific comforts, distracted you with minor luxuries and ensnared you with long-term payment plans. Join the Rat Race "just for a while." Concentrate on your career "just for a while." Move in with your girlfriend "just for a while." Find a bigger place, out in the burbs "just for a while." Lie down in that wooden box "just for a while. ↗

— Christopher Brookmyre

#death #ennui #satire #suburbs #death

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#lesson #parody #satire

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense. ↗

— Ben Nicholson

#because #begin #break #deadly #down

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture. ↗

— Ben Nicholson

#culture #irish #large #love #part

-Oh yes? Can you identify yourself? -Certainly. I'd know me anywhere. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#funny-and-random #humor #humorous #satire #wit

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#praise #satire #undeserved

I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me. ↗