Quotes

The one charm of the past is that it is the past. ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of God, which is the secret of religion--these are the two things that govern us. ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde "Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one." ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde "Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing." ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde "I am too fond of reading books to care to write them." ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde "When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance." ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde "Even you are not rich enough, Sir Robert, to buy back your past. No man is." ~ An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ~ An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. ~ An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde