Oscar Wilde

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

Oscar Wilde

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

Oscar Wilde

I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.

Oscar Wilde

I am afraid he has one of those terribly weak natures that are susceptible to influence.

Oscar Wilde

I am always astonishing myself. It is the only thing that makes life worth living.

Oscar Wilde

I am always late on principle, my principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

Oscar Wilde

I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood.

Oscar Wilde

I am not in favour of this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment’s notice.

Oscar Wilde

I am sick of women who love one. Women who hate one are much more interesting.

Oscar Wilde

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.

Oscar Wilde