In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist.

There was purification in punishment. Not 'Forgive us our sins,' but 'Smite us for our iniquities' should be the prayer of a man to a most just God.

This ghastly state of things is what you call Bunburying, I suppose? Algernon. Yes, and a perfectly wonderful Bunbury it is. The most wonderful Bunbury I have ever had in my life. Jack. Well, you've no right whatsoever to Bunbury here. Algernon. That is absurd. One has a right to Bunbury anywhere one chooses. Every serious Bunburyist knows that.

Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.

Credit is a young man's capital.