Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his re…

Oscar Wilde
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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
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My writing has gone to bits - like my character. I am simply a self-conscious nerve in pain. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2014). The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde, p.183, Courier Corporation
The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Change is the one quality we can predicate of it. The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human natu … ▶
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. ✨ The Picture of Dorian Gray preface (1891)
The only thing I can't resist is temptation.
The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1997). Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essay … ▶

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