When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

If God wished to punish us, all he would need to do would be to answer our prayers.

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.

The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their "Hub," as they call it, is the paradise of prigs.

Now art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.