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QUOTES
"Men become old, but they never become good."— Lady Windermere's Fan¹
"How many men there are in modern life who would like to see their past burning to white ashes before them!"— An Ideal Husband²
"One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that,
would tell one anything."— A Woman of No Importance³
"I am sick of women who love one. Women who hate one are much more interesting."— The Picture of Dorian Gray⁴
"It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about, nowadays, saying things against one behind one's back
that are absolutely and entirely true."— The Picture of Dorian Gray⁴
"I prefer women with a past. They're always so damned amusing to talk to."— Lady Windermere's Fan¹
"Life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it."— Lady Windermere's Fan¹
"You must not find symbols in everything you see. It makes life impossible."— Salome⁵
"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell."— The Duchess of Padua⁶
"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast."— Lord Arthur Savile's Crime⁷
"To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance."— An Ideal Husband²
"A kiss may ruin a human life."— A Woman of No Importance³
References
1. Wilde, Oscar. Lady Windemere's Fan. London, England: Routledge/Thoemmes, 1993. Print.
2. Wilde, Oscar. An Ideal Husband. London, England: A & C Black, 1993. Print.
3. Wilde, Oscar. A Woman of No Importance. London, England: A & C Black, 1993. Print.
4. Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2008. Print.
5. Wilde, Oscar. Salome; A Tragedy in One Act. New York: Dutton, 1927. Print.
6. Wilde, Oscar. The Duchess of Padua. London, England: Methuen, 1908. Print.
7. Wilde, Oscar. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime. London, England: J.R. Osgood, McIlvaine, 1891. Print.
8. Wilde, Oscar, and Ralph Keyes. The Wit & Wisdom of Oscar Wilde. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Print.
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
- Lady Windermere's Fan¹
"I can resist everything but temptation."
- Oscar Wilde⁸
"Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you."
- Oscar Wilde⁸
"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."
- Oscar Wilde⁸
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