I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself don’t interest me. They have not got the charm of novelty.
– from The Picture of Dorian Gray book by Oscar Wilde
Tag: Quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray book
Sin is a thing that writes …
Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man’s face. It cannot be concealed. People talk sometimes of secret vices. There are no such things. If a wretched man has a vice, it shows itself in the lines of his mouth, the droop of his eyelids, the moulding of his hands even.
– from The Picture of Dorian Gray book by Oscar Wilde
When a woman marries again, it …
When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.
– from The Picture of Dorian Gray book by Oscar Wilde