" All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their own peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their own peril. "
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the preface Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)
" Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success. "
Oscar Wilde, , in a letter to his friend, Frances Forbes-Robertson, who had invited him to her wedding in London, but Wilde was Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)
" We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless. "
Oscar Wilde, A Picture of Dorian Grey – Preface Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)
" Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event. "
Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)