“I believe that the gods themselves are frightened of the world which they have fashioned.”
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The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)
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“I believe that the gods themselves are frightened of the world which they have fashioned.”
Peter Ackroyd livre The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde
Pages 128-9.
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)
Chatterton (London: Abacus, [1987] 1991), ch. 5, p. 72.
London: The Biography (London: Vintage, [2000] 2001) p. 779.
Chatterton (London: Abacus, [1987] 1991), ch. 10, p. 151.
“He had the satisfied countenance of a man who has never succeeded in boring himself.”
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“One can forgive Shakespeare anything, except one's own bad lines.”
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“Only those with great ambitions know what great fears drive them forward.”
Peter Ackroyd livre The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde
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