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The Picture of Dorian Gray quotes
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- 1All art is quite useless - prefaceThere is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book-
preface - 2There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.- chapter 1, Lord HenryYoung Adonis
made out of ivory and rose-leaves
a Narcissus-
Chapter 1, Henry's description of the painting - 3I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us- Chapter 1, Lord HenryYou never say a moral thing, and you never do a wrong thing-
Chapter 1, Basil about Henry - 4laburnum fantastic shadows of birds laurel bush white daisies lilac-bloomsI am afraid that I have shown in it the secret of my own soul-
chapter 1, Basil - 5pulling the daisy to bits plucking another daisy- chapter 1, henry destroying youth and beautyWhen our eyes met, I felt I was growing pale. A curious sensation of terror came over me.-
chapter 1, Basil about Dorian - 6As long as I live the personality of Dorian Gray will dominate me- chapter 1, BasilHe is a suggestion
he is all my art is to me now
new manner in art - 7Women have no appreciation of good looks; at least, good women have not- chapter 1 HenryDon't spoil him. Don't try and influence him.-
chapter 1, Basil - 8All influence is immoralto influence a person is to give him one's soul
- 9the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to itstop! You bewilder me
- 10...fresh influences were at work within him. Yet they seemed to him to have come really from himself.There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!
- 11I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die.If the picture could change, and I could be always what I am now!
- 12It will mock me some day- mock me horribly!All I want now is to look at life.You may come look at it with me, if you care to.
- 13I always hear Harry's views through his friends.Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.
- 14Sordid sinners, and its splendid sins, as you once phrased it.When I close my eyes I hear them, and each of them says something different.
- 15She regarded me merely as a person in a play. She knows nothing of life.When is she Sibyl Vane?
Never - 16I am a little jealous of the picture for being a whole month younger than I amWas the soul a shadow seated in the house of sin? Or was the body really in the soul
- 17Love is more than moneyfalse theatrical gestures
tawdry theatrical dress - 18He wants to enslave you. I shudder that the thought of being freeI never approve, or disapprove of anything now.
- 19They retain their egotism, and add it to many other egos. They are forced to have more than one life.The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
- 20Harry, you are dreadful! I don't know why I like you so much. You will always like me Dorian..acting was the one reality in my life. It was only in the theatre that I lived.
- 21The painted scenes were my worldyou freed my soul form prison. You taught me what reality really is.
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