“Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.”

“The heart was made to be broken.”

“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”

“Who, being loved, is poor?”

“Yet each man kills the thing he lovesBy each let this be heardSome do it with a bitter lookSome with a flattering wordThe coward does it with a kissThe brave man with a sword”

“One should always be in love. That's the reason one should never marry.”

“I have been right, Basil, havent I, to take my love out of poetry, and to find my wife in Shakespeares plays? Lips that Shakespeare taught to speak have whispered their secret in my ear. I have had...”

“It was not intended as a compliment. It was a confession. Now that I have made it, something seems to have gone out of me. Perhaps one should never put one's worship into words.”

“But in reality, with Mr. Ellison there is an essence of probity about him; unlike Dorian Grey, him and his hidden portrait are both wonderful. When he speaks there is a certain intonation he gets t...”

“When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be rack...”

“What others think of you is not as important as what you think of yourself.”

“One opinion can make a fool out of a once wise person”