June 2009
20 posts
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indefinite hiatus.
Jun 26th
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“i have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know...”
– the importance of being earnest, 1895.
Jun 25th
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“there is no sin except stupidity.”
– the critic as artist, 1891.
Jun 24th
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“it is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.”
– the picture of dorian gray, 1891.
Jun 22nd
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“and the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats, none knew so well as i: for he...”
– the ballad of reading gaol, 1898.
Jun 22nd
3 notes
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“the growing influence of women is the one reassuring thing in our political...”
– a woman of no importance, 1893.
Jun 21st
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“art is the only serious thing in the world. and the artist is the only person...”
– a few maxims for the instruction of the over-educated, 1894.
Jun 20th
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“mothers, of course, are all right. they pay a chap’s bills and don’t...”
– the importance of being earnest, 1895.
Jun 18th
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“a map of the world that does not include utopia is not worth even glancing at,...”
– the soul of man under socialism, 1895.
Jun 17th
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“most people are other people. their thoughts are someone else’s opinions,...”
– de profundis, 1895.
Jun 17th
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“in this world there are only two tragedies. one is not getting what one wants,...”
– lady windermere’s fan, 1892.
Jun 16th
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“a little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...”
– the critic as artist, 1891.
Jun 15th
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“and down the long and silent street, the dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,...”
– the harlot’s house, 1885.
Jun 14th
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“people who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because...”
– letter from paris, 1900.
Jun 12th
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“he is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts...”
– the birthday of the infanta, 1892.
Jun 12th
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“life imitates art far more than art imitates life.”
– the decay of lying, 1889.
Jun 11th
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“conscience and cowardice are really the same things.”
– the picture of dorian gray, 1890.
Jun 9th
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“the truth is rarely pure and never simple. modern life would be very tedious if...”
– the importance of being earnest, 1895.
Jun 9th
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“be happy,’ cried the nightingale, ‘be happy you shall have your red...”
– the nightingale and the rose, 1888.
Jun 8th
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“and alien tears will fill for him pity’s long-broken urn, for his...”
– the ballad of reading gaol, 1898.
Jun 7th