Ebook: Oxymoronica: paradoxical wit and wisdom from history's greatest wordsmiths

LITERARY & LINGUISTIC REFERENCE WORKS. A must-have for language lovers, this compendium contains hundreds of mind-stretching observations that are contradictory or illogical on one level, yet true, witty, and often profound on another. ox-y-mor-on-i-ca (OK-se-mor-ON-uh-ca) noun Any variety of tantalizing, self-contradictory statements or observations that on the surface appear false or illogical, but at a deeper level are profoundly true. For example: "Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad." --Victor Hugo. "To lead the people, walk behind them."- -Lao-tzu."You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap." --Dolly Parton. For over a decade Dr. Mardy Grothe has delighted readers with this collection of 1,400 of the most provocative quotations of all time.