“ The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation. Oscar Wilde
“ Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself.She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance. Oscar Wilde
“ To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact talk to every woman as if you loved her and to every man as if he bored you. Oscar Wilde
“ In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody. Oscar Wilde
“ By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Oscar Wilde
“ It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. Oscar Wilde
“ Never marry at all, Dorian. Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. Oscar Wilde
“ To be really mediæval one should have no body. To be really modern one should have no soul. To be really Greek one should have no clothes. Oscar Wilde
“ A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can you want? Oscar Wilde
