Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History's Greatest Wordsmiths

You Won't Find The Word Oxymoronica In Any Dictionary (at Least Not Yet) Because Dr. Mardy Grothe Introduces It To Readers In This Delightful Collection Of 1,400 Of The Most Provocative Quatations Of All Time. From Ancient Thinkers Like Confucius, Aristotle, And Saint Augustine To Great Writers Like Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, And G.b. Shaw To Modern Social Observers Like Woody Allen And Lily Tomlin, Oxymoronica Celebrates The Power And Beauty Of Paradoxical Thinking. All Areas Of Human Activity Are Explored, Including Love, Sex And Romance, Politics, The Arts, The Literary Life, And, Of Course, Marriage And Family Life. The Wise And Witty Observations In This Book Are As Highly Entertaining As They Are Intellectually Nourishing And Are Sure To Grab The Attention Of Language Lovers Everywhere. Chapter 1 Oxymoronic Wit & Humor 17 -- Chapter 2 The Human Condition 34 -- Chapter 3 Sex, Love, & Romance 52 -- Chapter 4 Marriage, Home, & Family Life 70 -- Chapter 5 Ancient Oxymoronica 86 -- Chapter 6 Political Oxymoronica 100 -- Chapter 7 Oxymoronica On Stage & Screen 119 -- Chapter 8 Artistic Oxymoronica 131 -- Chapter 9 Oxymoronic Insults (and A Few Compliments) 142 -- Chapter 10 Oxymoronic Advice 155 -- Chapter 11 Descriptive Oxymoronica 168 -- Chapter 12 The Literary Life 183 -- Chapter 13 Oxymoronic Insights From World Literature 196 -- Chapter 14 Inadvertent Oxymoronica 214. By Mardy Grothe. Includes Index.