“To define is to limit.” —Oscar Wilde,The Picture of Dorian Gray Tagged:Identity,Limit,definition,self,Unsplash + QC “You don't have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.” —Jojo Moyes,After You: A Novel Tagged:definition,Personality,Past...
For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said... Your retrospections must be so totally void of reproach, that the contentment arising from them, is not of philosophy, but what is much better,... What ...
In 1891 Wilde published an extensively revised version of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” that included some new chapters. The following passage is from the new chapter fifteen during which Dorian Gray attended a party:[8]1891, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Chapter 15, Quote Page...
...and as for believing things, I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible. ~Oscar Wilde,The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890 Stand aloof from your own opinions; they seek to lure you with an illusive certainty. ~Henry Stanley Haskins, "Human Judgment,"Meditations in Wall St...
The Most Memorable Penny Dreadful QuotesLast updated on Jul 2nd, 2023Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is a horror drama TV series created by John Logan.The series takes place in the late 19th century and includes many literary characters like Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray)...
~Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890 Come up here, you dream people. You're cloud-gazing. Have a look at something else than vapor. ~Frank Hatfield, "Hum," 1909 We have seen that when the earth had to be prepared for the habitation of man, a veil, as it were, of ...
“Because on the other side of rejection, on the other side of that moment you question if you should say something, there comes bravery from within that allows you to continue with words you might regret. But under the surface is hope. Under the surface you wonder, can they reciprocate ...