It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

We all live in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the...

We all live in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the...

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

The heart was made to be broken.

The heart was made to be broken.

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

'Tis strange what a man may do and a woman yet think him an angel

'Tis strange what a man may do and a woman yet think him an angel

Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn't mean they have...

Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn't mean they have...