"It is perfectly monstrous,' he said, at last, 'the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true."
"Never marry at all, Dorian. Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed."
"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."
"Jemanden zu beeinflussen bedeutet, ihm eine fremde Seele zu geben."
"Even things that are true can be proved."
"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."