There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), ch. 1
About Oscar Wilde
Irish playwright and wit, author of The Importance of Being Earnest. (1854-1900)
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