Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance.

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

It is only the unimaginative who ever invents. The true artist is known by the use he makes of what he annexes.

The best people to work for are me, myself and I.

All love is true, but not all truth ... is love?

It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Art only begins where Imitation ends.