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."
         
   
F
Down the long and silent street,
The dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,
Crept like a frightened girl."

R
"He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about."
A
Art never expresses anything but itself.
N
"And now, I am dying beyond my means."
K
The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: The Harlot's House
R: "The Catherine Wheel in "The Remarkable Rocket," in "The Happy Prince and Other Tales," 1888."
A: "The Decay of Lying.""
N: Sipping champagne on his deathbed
K: "Review of Chuang Tsu: Mystic, Moralist and Social Reformer (tr. by Herbert A. Giles; published in Speaker, London, 8 Feb. 1890)."
   



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