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  • Oscar Wilde Quotes   1859
  • Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give a plastic form to formless things, and to have a music of their own as sweet as that of viol or of lute. Mere words! Was there anything so real as words?
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Sweet Quotes , Real Quotes
  • The birds did not understand a single word of what he was saying, but that made no matter, for they put their heads on one side, and looked wise, which is quite as good as understanding a thing, and very much easier.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Wise Quotes , Bird Quotes
  • It is chiefly, I regret to say, through journalism that such people find expression. I regret it because there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Regret Quotes , Ignorance Quotes
  • Well, I can’t help going to see Sibyl play, even if it is only for an act. I get hungry for her presence; and when I think of the wonderful soul that is hidden away in that little ivory body, I am filled with awe." "You can dine with me to-night, Dorian, can’t you?" He shook his head. "To night she is Imogen," he answered, "and tomorrow night she will be Juliet." "When is she Sibyl Vane?" "Never." "I congratulate you.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Night Quotes , Thinking Quotes