Anglo-Irish "playwright, novelist".
"He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., "The Importance of Being Ernest," 1895."
Civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong, insecure and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends."
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.
"If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life."
On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one's mind. It becomes a pleasure.