"The Noblest form of Affection

A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.
~ Oscar Wilde ~












A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.
More Oscar Wilde quotes
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"It was always once springtime in my heart.
"The mimicry of passion is the most intolerable of all poses.
"Behind the perfection of a man's style, must lie the passion of a man's soul.
"You can have your secret as long as I have your heart[.]
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