A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not lov... - Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."

"Even things that are true can be proved."

"You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity. You simply produce no effect. I loved you because you were marvelous, because you had genius and intellect, because you realized the dreams of great poets and gave shape and substance to the shadows of art. You have thrown it all away. You are shallow and stupid"

"The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror."

"But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality."