“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“What of Art?
-It is a malady.
--Love?
-An Illusion.
--Religion?
-The fashionable substitute for Belief.
--You are a sceptic.
-Never! Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.
--What are you?
-To define is to limit.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
-It is a malady.
--Love?
-An Illusion.
--Religion?
-The fashionable substitute for Belief.
--You are a sceptic.
-Never! Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.
--What are you?
-To define is to limit.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Never marry at all, Dorian. Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oumaima’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Oumaima’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, and Nonfiction
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