ドリアン・グレイの肖像

«I love Sibyl Vane. I want to place her on a pedestal of gold, and to see the world worship the woman who is mine. What is marriage? An irrevocable vow. You mock at it for that. Ah! Don’t mock. It is an irrevocable vow that I want to take.»

«There is always something ridiculous about the passions of people who are old enough to know better.»

«To be good is to be in harmony with one’s self.»

«Women, as some witty Frenchman once put it, inspire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always prevent us from carrying them out.»

«I don’t like compliments, and I don’t see why a man should think worse of me for liking a girl.»

«Life is a great disappointment.»

«I am too fond of reading books to care to write them, Mr. Gray. Yes, I would much rather read a book than write one.»

«I have never searched for happiness. Who wants happiness? I have searched for pleasure.»