“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” — Oscar Wilde · The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890
“You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” — Oscar Wilde
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde · The Soul of Man Under Socialism, 1891
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” — Oscar Wilde · The Remarkable Rocket, 1888