About Oscar Wilde
1854 – 1900
Irish poet and playwright renowned for his razor-sharp wit, flamboyant style, and tragic life. Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
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“You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.”
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are also worthy of love and belonging.”
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“Wouldst thou other men know, look thou within thine own heart.”