Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

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.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Anybody can be good in the country

Anybody can be good in the country

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that...

The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

That sad moment when you realize that the trash goes out more than you do.

That sad moment when you realize that the trash goes out more than you do.

Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in.

Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in.

I'm not single. I'm just romantically challenged.

I'm not single. I'm just romantically challenged.