“His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning.”
A reference to George Meredith's style.
The Decay of Lying (1889)
Quotes from book
The Decay of Lying
"The Decay of Lying – An Observation" is an essay by Oscar Wilde included in his collection of essays titled Intentions, published in 1891. This is a significantly revised version of the article that first appeared in the January 1889 issue of The Nineteenth Century.
The Decay of Lying (1889)
“[E]verybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.”
Spoken by "Vivian."
The Decay of Lying (1889)
“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”
The Decay of Lying (1889)
“If Nature had been comfortable, mankind would never have invented architecture”
The Decay of Lying (1889)
Context: If Nature had been comfortable, mankind would never have invented architecture... In a house, we all feel of the proper proportions. Everything is subordinated to us, fashioned for our use and our pleasure.
