The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks oneโs heartโhearts are made to be brokenโbut that it turns oneโs heart to stone.
Oscar WildeWell, I canโt help going to see Sibyl play, even if it is only for an act. I get hungry for her presence; and when I think of the wonderful soul that is hidden away in that little ivory body, I am filled with awe." "You can dine with me to-night, Dorian, canโt you?" He shook his head. "To night she is Imogen," he answered, "and tomorrow night she will be Juliet." "When is she Sibyl Vane?" "Never." "I congratulate you.
Oscar WildeDon't tell me that you have exhausted Life. When a man says that, one knows that life has exhausted him.
Oscar WildeMy dear fellow, the truth isnโt quite the sort of thing one tells to a nice, sweet, refined girl. What extraordinary ideas you have about the way to behave to a woman!
Oscar Wilde