There is much to be said in favor of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. By carefully chronicling the current events of contemporary life, it shows us of what very little importance such events really are. By invariably discussing the unnecessary, it makes us understand what things are requisite for culture, and what are not.
Oscar WildeIndeed, as any one who has ever worked among the poor knows only too well, the brotherhood of man is no mere poet's dream, it is a most depressing and humiliating reality.
Oscar WildeAnybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life and literature.
Oscar WildeLots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.
Oscar Wilde