The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them.
Oscar WildeFor an artist to marry his model is as fatal as for a gourmet to marry his cook: the one gets no sittings, and the other gets no dinners.
Oscar WildeWomen, as some witty Frenchman once put it, inspire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always prevent us from carrying them out.
Oscar Wilde