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Mockery Quotes

“The cold stars shone in mockery, and the bare trees waved their branches above me; now and then the sweet voice of a bird burst forth amidst the universal stillness. All, save I, were at rest or in enjoyment; I, like the arch-fiend, bore a hell within me, and finding myself unsympathized with, wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction around me, and then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin.”

– Mary Shelley

Frankenstein, Chapter 16, The monster to Victor. The monster is frustrated with his inability to find even the slightest happiness. He envies everything and everyone that has peace and contentment, while he suffers hell.

We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution.

– James Mattis

Marilyn Manson is a mockery of American pop culture.

– Marilyn Manson

Isn’t it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?

– Sophocles

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