“Observe him, for the love of mockery”
“The worst mockery God can make of a moralist is that He compels him to be asolipsist.”
“Death will not be denied. To try is grandiose. It drives madness into the soul. It leaches out virtue. It injects poison into friendship, and makes a mockery of love.”
“Ah,” said Magnus. “Nerd love. It is a beautiful thing, while also being an object of mockery and hilarity for those of us who are more sophisticated.”
“and the stars were icicles of mockery”
“Isn't mockery the province of the insecure?”