'A work of art is the unique product of a unique temperament. Its beauty is that its author is what he is. In any case what others want. In fact, once an artist becomes aware of what others want to apply and meet them, it ceases to be an artist. He became a craftsman, dull or amusing, a [...]

"I think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability." "Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone" WILDE OSCAR

OSCAR WILDE The seasons send their ruin as they go, For in the spring the narciss shows its head Nor withers till the rose has flamed to red, And in the autumn purple violets blow, And the slim crocus stirs the winter snow; Wherefore yon leafless trees will bloom again And this grey land grow [...]

OSCAR WILDE Italia! thou art fallen, though with sheen Of battle-spears thy clamorous armies stride From the north Alps to the Sicilian tide! Ay! fallen, though the nations hail thee Queen Because rich gold in every town is seen, And on thy sapphire-lake in tossing pride Of wind-filled vans [...]

Sweet, I blame you not, for mine the fault was, had I not been made of common clay I had climbed the higher heights unclimbed yet, seen the fuller air, the larger day. From the wildness of my wasted passion I had struck a better, clearer song, Lit some lighter light of freer freedom, battled [...]

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic Life is too much important a thing ever to talk seriously about it. Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so [...]