Creative Quotations from . . .
Oscar Wilde
(1856-1900) born on Oct 16
Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist". "He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., "The Importance of Being Ernest," 1895."
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F
Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship."

R
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
A
The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.
N
I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.
K
"As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back."
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Lord Darlington, in "Lady Windermere's Fan," act 2."
R: "Lord Henry, in "The Picture of Dorian Gray," ch. 6, 1891."
A: "Lecture Delivered to the Art Students of the Royal Academy, 30 Jun 1883; in "Essays and Lectures," 1908."
N: "Lord Henry, in "The Picture of Dorian Gray," ch. 17, 1891."
K: "Lord Darlington, in "Lady Windermere's Fan," act 1."
   



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