Lesson 5-Twelve Angry Men(Part One) II. Quotes (on Irony 0 Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument. Rufus choate o Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment. Edwin P. Whipple oIt is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way. Rollo May oThe supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. Robert heinlein WBTLE The end of Quotes.W B T L E Lesson 5—Twelve Angry Men (Part One) II. Quotes (on Irony) The end of Quotes. Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument. Rufus Choate Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment. Edwin P. Whipple "It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way." Rollo May "The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive." Robert Heinlein