"The true artist is known by what..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde

“What between the duties expected of one during one's lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after one's death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. It gives one position, and prevents one from keeping it up. That's all that can be said about land.”

“The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end.”

“She lives the poetry she cannot write.”

“Fiction is a bridge to the truth that journalism can't reach.”

“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”

“The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom.”

“The day when I am no more than a writer I shall cease to be a writer.”

“He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.”

“She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got feeling? I am afraid not. In fact, she is like most artists; she is all style, without any sincerity. She would not sacrifice herself for others. She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that arts are selfish. Still, it must be admitted that she has some beautiful notes in her voice. What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do any practical good.”