"The only people I would care to be with now are artists and people who have suffered: those who know what beauty is, and those who know what sorrow is: nobody else interests me."

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Source : Oscar Wilde (1961). “DE PROFUNDIS”, p.13, VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS

Oscar Wilde

#Artist Quotes #People Quotes #Sorrow Quotes

“But Hey, Guess What Crazy means I'm not liable for my actions. So screw it, I'll go home, propped up on Prozac against distractions”
“Apart from God every activity is merely a passing whiff of insignificance.”
“We are currently working on new policies to protect and create American jobs, particularly by improving education. We need more information in order to find the best solutions to this increasing concern for American families.”
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
“For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.”
“Unpacking books is a revelatory activity.”
“Nothing is an accident: it's always someone's fault; perhaps-but no one teaches us how to live with our mistakes. Everyone is isolated, alone with his or her anguish and guilt, and too penetrating a question can mean people are not able to face one another the next day.”

Source : Nadeem Aslam (2012). “Maps for Lost Lovers”, p.200, Random House India
“If you cannot please everyone with your deeds and your art, please a few. To please many is bad.”

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