April 2012
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"It was like discovering a complete wine-cellar...
J.R.R. Tolkien on his first encounter with Finnish language.
That terrifying feeling when you are finishing a...
You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don’t even...
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Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
(via thetidepool)
Always! That is a dreadful word. It makes me shudder when I hear it. Women are...
– Lord Henry, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde (via quidditchcapricious)
‘There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is...
– Lord Henry talking to Dorian Gray on Oscar Wilde’s novel - ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ (via lack-of-order)
Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being...
– Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (via oh-sayitaintso)