Oscar Wilde

"America is the noisiest country that ever existed. One is waked up in the morning, not by the singing of the nightingale, but by the steam whistle."

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Source: Oscar Wilde (1969). “The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde”, p.7, University of Chicago Press

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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde was a renowned Irish playwright and poet, celebrated for his sharp wit and critiques of Victorian society, particularly in works like 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'

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