I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us...

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us...

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love...

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life...