Book: The Picture Of Dorian Gray

We are always affectionate with people who mean nothing to us.

Good intentions are doomed to failure, because the right decision is made too late.

What is marriage? Unbreakable vow.

If you want to spoil human nature, start improving it.

Optimism is based on mortal fear.

Yes, he won't come back. She played her last role... This girl never really lived, which means she never died... Faced with real life, she hurt herself and chose to leave right away...

Conscience is the most sublime that we have.

In this world, it is easy for fools and freaks to live.

A man of art must create beautiful things, but he must not put anything personal into them.

They will feed the hungry, clothe the poor. However, their own souls are hungry and naked. Our generation has lost its fortitude.

In modern life, vice is the only bright element.

The worst thing about any novel is that by the end of it, you lose all romance.

In friends, I value appearance, in acquaintances - character, and in enemies - intelligence. Choose your enemies carefully.

... the main beauty of marriage is that it makes lying absolutely necessary for both parties.