

“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice

“Atticus, he was real nice."
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest

“The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.”
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“The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.”
― The Quintessence of Ibsenism
― The Quintessence of Ibsenism
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