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“Era la suya una impertinencia que él tomaba por sinceridad, forma de corrupción de la conducta muy frecuente entre personas que se sienten superiores pero que se intuyen inferiores, y con la que aspiran a nivelar sus decalajes”

Book:Tostonazo

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Tostonazo

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“Often when people react to new information about autism they end up accidentally correctly pointing out evidence of autism as opposed to evidence of its absence. They end up like someone throwing up their arms in frustration and saying, ‘Oh! So I suppose this means everyone at the Trainspotters’ Guild could be autistic? Next, you’ll be telling me that all my shy friends in the university maths department are autistic too!’ My friend, the odds are good.”

Humour Autism

Book:Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism

Source: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism

“But (he explained to me, when I objected) what the people want is something that looks at first sight like real life, but which actually turns out to be a fairy tale with virtue triumphant, evil utterly vanquished, a positive, uplifting message, a gutsy, kick-ass female lead and, if at all possible, unicorns. Also, I told him, what they want is something that looks new and completely original but is actually the same old story we've all known and loved since we were kids. Exactly, he said.”

Writing Humour Publishing Candour Popular Fiction

Author:K.J. Parker

“We have orphans, I know," pursued Mr Milvey, quite with the air as if he might have added, "in stock," and quite as anxiously as if there were great competition in the business and he were afraid of losing an order, "over at the clay-pits; but they are employed by relations or friends, and I am afraid it would come at last to a transaction in the way of barter.”

Humour Orphans Black Humour

Book:Our Mutual Friend

Source: Our Mutual Friend

“I feel I ought to be thankful for gaining so much, in competition with Mr and Mrs Boffin." (The good lady bitterly emphasized the first letter of the word Boffin, as if it represented her chief objection to the owners of that name, and as if she could have born Doffin, Moffin, or Poffin much better.)”

Humour Emphasis

Book:Our Mutual Friend

Source: Our Mutual Friend

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