"Life is the art of being well..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde
Life is the art of being well deceived, and to succeed, it must be habitual and uninterrupted.
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“They're gonna make it look like suicide. I know how those bastards think.”
“Flattery's fire is hidden. Its sweet taste is apparent, but the smoke is bound to come out at last.”
“This ghastly state of things is what you call Bunburying, I suppose? Algernon. Yes, and a perfectly wonderful Bunbury it is. The most wonderful Bunbury I have ever had in my life. Jack. Well, you've no right whatsoever to Bunbury here. Algernon. That is absurd. One has a right to Bunbury anywhere one chooses. Every serious Bunburyist knows that.”