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Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Lady Bracknell, Act I
The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
“I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I am one of those who are made for exceptions, not for laws.”
Oscar Wilde book De Profundis
Source: De Profundis
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
The Critic as Artist (1891), Part I
Variant: Action... is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.
“A simile committing suicide is always a depressing spectacle.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
"The Poets' Corner III," The Pall Mall Gazette http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/1307/ (May 30, 1887)
“I don't like novels that end happily. They depress me so much”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest
“The worst of having a romance of any kind is that it leaves one so unromantic.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“He wanted to be where no one would know who he was. He wanted to escape from himself.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose I know.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Variant: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.