Oscar Wilde

"Oh! it is absurd to have a hard-and-fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn't. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read."

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Source: Oscar Wilde (1899). “The Importance of Being Earnest”, p.10

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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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