“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray
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