Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.


A Certain Measure: An Interpretation of Prose Fiction (1943)

Ellen Glasgow Quotes

Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.

Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.

Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.

Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.