Jessamyn West may refer to:
- Jessamyn West (writer) (1902–1984), American writer
- Jessamyn West (librarian) (born 1968), librarian and blogger
Famous quotes by jessamyn west:
“Pleasure in irony ... is an ego trip.”
—Jessamyn West (1907–1984)
“Irony in writing is a technique for increasing reader self- approval.”
—Jessamyn West (1907–1984)
“We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?”
—Jessamyn West (1902–1984)
“Only a fool would refuse to enter a fool’s paradise—when that’s the only paradise he’ll ever have a chance to enter.”
—Jessamyn West (1902–1984)
“The young ... look into visages dull-eyed, long-toothed, wattle-necked, and chop-fallen, something they have never been and which they cannot imagine ever being.... If it occurs to a young person, looking at us, that this is the direction in which he himself travels, how can he forgive, let alone bear the sight of, us, who constantly bring him the bad news of our own faces, bitter signposts pointing to his own destination?”
—Jessamyn West (1902–1984)