“He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.”
Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
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“The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.”
Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
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Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
“Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
Oscar Wilde · The Ballad of Reading Gaol, 1898
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
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Oscar Wilde · Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892
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Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
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Oscar Wilde
“Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.”
Anton Chekhov
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
Louisa May Alcott · Little Women, 1868
“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.”
Joan Crawford
