daily wildean

indefinite hiatus.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:39:27 -0700

indefinite hiatus.

"i have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or..."

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:45:07 -0700

“i have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.”

- the importance of being earnest, 1895.

"there is no sin except stupidity."

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:23:00 -0700

“there is no sin except stupidity.”

- the critic as artist, 1891.

"it is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution."

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:24:30 -0700

“it is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.”

- the picture of dorian gray, 1891.

"and the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats, none knew so well as i: for he who lives more lives..."

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:03:55 -0700

“and the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats,
none knew so well as i:
for he who lives more lives than one
more deaths than one must die.”

- the ballad of reading gaol, 1898.

"the growing influence of women is the one reassuring thing in our political life."

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:32:48 -0700

“the growing influence of women is the one reassuring thing in our political life.”

- a woman of no importance, 1893.

"art is the only serious thing in the world. and the artist is the only person who is never serious."

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:48:10 -0700

“art is the only serious thing in the world. and the artist is the only person who is never serious.”

- a few maxims for the instruction of the over-educated, 1894.

"mothers, of course, are all right. they pay a chap’s bills and don’t bother him. but..."

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:39:16 -0700

“mothers, of course, are all right. they pay a chap’s bills and don’t bother him. but fathers bother a chap and never pay his bills.”

- the importance of being earnest, 1895.

"a map of the world that does not include utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the..."

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:28:17 -0700

“a map of the world that does not include utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which humanity is always landing.”

- the soul of man under socialism, 1895.

"most people are other people. their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a..."

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:48:08 -0700

“most people are other people. their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”

- de profundis, 1895.

"in this world there are only two tragedies. one is not getting what one wants, and the other is..."

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:29:33 -0700

“in this world there are only two tragedies. one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”

- lady windermere’s fan, 1892.

"a little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal."

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:28:00 -0700

“a little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”

- the critic as artist, 1891.

"and down the long and silent street, the dawn, with silver-sandalled feet, crept like a frightened..."

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:35:15 -0700

“and down the long and silent street,
the dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,
crept like a frightened girl.”

- the harlot’s house, 1885.

"people who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about..."

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:44:55 -0700

“people who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it’s impossible to count them accurately.”

- letter from paris, 1900.

"he is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one’s eyes, and does..."

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:26:04 -0700

“he is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one’s eyes, and does not look at him.”

- the birthday of the infanta, 1892.

"life imitates art far more than art imitates life."

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:18:37 -0700

“life imitates art far more than art imitates life.”

- the decay of lying, 1889.

"conscience and cowardice are really the same things."

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:51:27 -0700

“conscience and cowardice are really the same things.”

- the picture of dorian gray, 1890.

"the truth is rarely pure and never simple. modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and..."

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:16:30 -0700

“the truth is rarely pure and never simple. modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility!”

- the importance of being earnest, 1895.

"be happy,’ cried the nightingale, ‘be happy you shall have your red rose. i will build..."

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:03:00 -0700

“be happy,’ cried the nightingale, ‘be happy you shall have your red rose. i will build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with my own heart’s blood.”

- the nightingale and the rose, 1888.

"and alien tears will fill for him pity’s long-broken urn, for his mourners will be outcast..."

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:57:32 -0700

“and alien tears will fill for him
pity’s long-broken urn,
for his mourners will be outcast men,
and outcasts always mourn.”

- the ballad of reading gaol, 1898.