I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the…

Oscar Wilde
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I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It fills one with the terror of eternity. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics), p.112, Diversion Books
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I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It fills one with the terror of eternity. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics), p.112, Diversion Books

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