Pray dont talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something else. – Oscar Wilde
In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin. – Oscar Wilde
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. – Oscar Wilde
A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position. – Oscar Wilde
The heavy rain beat down the tender branches of vine and jessamine, and trampled on them in its fury; and when the lightning gleamed, it showed the tearful leaves shivering and cowering together at the window, and tapping at it urgently, as if beseeching to be sheltered from the dismal night. – Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter XLIII