I will not bare my soul to their shallow prying eyes. My heart shall never be put under their microscope.

A man's life is of more value than a woman's. It has larger issues, wider scope, greater ambitions. Our lives revolve in curves of emotions. It is upon lines of intellect that a man's life progresses. I have just learnt this, and much else with it, from Lord Goring. And I will not spoil your life for you, nor see you spoil it as a sacrifice to me, a useless sacrifice.

The only way a woman can ever reform a man is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life.

Fruitcake is like semen, there's a lot of it about but no one wants to swallow it

Well, I can’t 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, can’t 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.

A simile committing suicide is always a depressing spectacle.

If it is not nailed to the floor, it's mine. If I can pry it loose, it is not nailed down.