"Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me."

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I think the tone of mockery Heller finds is a part of Mann's irony, but only a part - a brilliant further touch consists in juxtaposing perspectives so that we're led to wonder whether the mockery itself is the last word.

— Philip Kitcher