The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

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

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

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

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

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.

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

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.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

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...

The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the...

The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the...

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year