Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that …

Oscar Wilde
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Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me? ✨ Oscar Wilde (1899). The Importance of Being Earnest, p.151
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Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me? ✨ Oscar Wilde (1899). The Importance of Being Earnest, p.151

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