In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
Oscar WildeI am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing.
Oscar WildeMy desire to live is as intense as ever, and though my heart is broken, hearts are made to be broken: that is why God sends sorrow into the world.
Oscar WildeBut whether I become a believer or remain an agnostic, my belief or disbelief must derive its source from within, not from without. I, myself, must create its symbols. The transcendental is that which produces its own form. I will never discover its secret if I do not find it in my own heart; if I do not possess it already I shall never be able to acquire it.
Oscar Wilde