Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist".
"He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., "The Importance of Being Ernest," 1895."
A mask tells us more than a face.
No great artist sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist.
"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be inartistic."
"Modern pictures are, no doubt, delightful to look at. At least, some of them are. But they are quite impossible to live with; they are too clever, too assertive, too intellectual. Their meaning is too obvious, and their method too clearly defined."
"That is what the highest criticism really is, the record of one's own soul. It is more fascinating than history, as it is concerned simply with oneself. It is more delightful than philosophy. . ."
