My dear fellow, the truth isn’t quite the sort of thing one tells to a…

Oscar Wilde
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My dear fellow, the truth isn’t quite the sort of thing one tells to a nice, sweet, refined girl. What extraordinary ideas you have about the way to behave to a woman! ✨ Oscar Wilde (1994). The Importance of Being Earnest, p.21, Heinemann
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My dear fellow, the truth isn’t quite the sort of thing one tells to a nice, sweet, refined girl. What extraordinary ideas you have about the way to behave to a woman! ✨ Oscar Wilde (1994). The Importance of Being Earnest, p.21, Heinemann

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