Oscar Wilde Quote

People thought it dreadful of me to have entertained at dinner the evil things of life, and to have found pleasure in their company. But then, from the point of view through which I, as an artist in life, approach them they were delightfully suggestive and stimulating. It was like feasting with panthers; the danger was half the excitement.


De Profundis (1905)


People thought it dreadful of me to have entertained at dinner the evil things of life, and to have found pleasure in their company. But then, from...

People thought it dreadful of me to have entertained at dinner the evil things of life, and to have found pleasure in their company. But then, from...

People thought it dreadful of me to have entertained at dinner the evil things of life, and to have found pleasure in their company. But then, from...

People thought it dreadful of me to have entertained at dinner the evil things of life, and to have found pleasure in their company. But then, from...