The work of art is to dominate the spectator: the spectator is not to dominate the work of art.

He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.

A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.

A good friend will always stab you in the front.

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible.

The vilest deeds like poison weeds Bloom well in prison air; It is only what is good in man That wastes and withers there.

"There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral — immoral from the scientific point of view." "Why?" "Because to influence a person is to give him one's own soul."