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An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may be. It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to arrange for herself.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Act IIn context
You seem to forget that I am married, and the one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Chapter IIn context
- Truth & Lies
I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), First Act, spoken by AlgernonIn context
- Love
Divorces are made in Heaven
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), First Act, spoken by AlgernonIn context
- Comedy
The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous. It looks so bad. It is simply washing one’s clean linen in public.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), First Act, spoken by AlgernonIn context
- Comedy
In married life three is company and two is none.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), First Act, spoken by AlgernonIn context
To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Third Act, spoken by Lady BracknellIn context
- Character
She is not perfect. You are not perfect. The question is whether or not you are perfect for each other.
Robin Williams1951–2014Good Will Hunting
Ah, yes, divorce…from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.
Robin Williams1951–2014“Robin Williams: ‘Divorce is like ripping a man’s genitals out through his wallet’”, Judith Woods, The Telegraph, (12 Aug 2014).
I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.
Henny Youngman1906–1998“The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America” (2001)