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Quote by Oscar Wilde
The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, its dead for you. – Oscar Wilde

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One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation. – Oscar Wilde

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How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive. – Oscar Wilde

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Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning. – Jacques Barzun

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Art is vice. You dont marry it legitimately, you rape it. – Edgar Degas

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Film is a very young art that is still evolving. Soon, we shall reach a balance between content and technology. – Catherine Deneuve

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