"I have the simplest tastes," remarked Oscar Wilde. "I am always
satisfied with the best." In this superlative collection of
quotations by the great Irish playwright and wit, readers will find
the very best of Wilde's scintillating comments on art, human
nature, morals, society, politics, history, and numerous other
subjects. Epigrams, aphorisms, and other bon mots gleaned from
Wilde's enduringly popular plays, essays, and conversation offer
amusing, thought-provoking observations that resonate with truth
and profundity beneath their comic surface.
Widely acknowledged as the most brilliant talker of his age, Wilde
once explained to Andre Gide, "I put all my genius into my life; I
put only my talent into my works." This fine collection of nearly
400 quotes, organized by category, contains quotations from both
his works and his conversation, including gems from his personal
life with which even devotees may be unfamiliar. The result is a
splendid introduction to Wilde's mind and personality, embodied in
a feast of the English language's most brilliant and perceptive
witticisms.
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