The only thing in the world worse than being Oscar Wilde is not being Oscar Wilde.

The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one’s heart—hearts are made to be broken—but that it turns one’s heart to stone.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

I dislike modern memoirs. They are generally written by people who have either entirely lost their memories, or have never done anything worth remembering.

A passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.

Bad art is a great deal worse than no art at all.