It is perfectly monstrous,' he said, at last, 'the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true.

What are American dry-goods? asked the duchess, raising her large hands in wonder and accentuating the verb. American novels, answered Lord Henry.

I never change, except in my affections.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.

M. Zola is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

Ah! The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women...merely adored.