The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away. It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us.

one never regrets are one’s mistakes.”

When they’re dying but when they’re still alive, most found themselves trying to forget or cleanse the mistakes they have done.