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'Thereisonlyonethingintheworldworsethanbeingtalkedabout,andthatisnotbeingtalkedabout',saidOscarWildemorethanahundredyearsago.Butthisremarkseemsperhapsevenmorerelevanttoourpresentworldwheresomanyseekpublicityatanycost.Wilde'swell-turnedphrasesandspontaneousinsultsstillcausemuchamusementandadmiration.Mostofusmisstheopportunitiesforbonmots,findingthemlongafterthemomentshavepassed,butWildeseemsnevertohavebeenshortofsuitablewordsflattering,wittyandonoccasionssavagelycruel.ManyofthequotesinthisbookaretakenfromWilde'splays,novelsandessayswhichwerealsopackedwithwitticismsamountingtoanoutrageousphilosophy.Wilde'sextravaganceandunconventionalbehaviourearnedhimloyalfriendsbutalsobitterenemiesandin1895afteraseriesofunfortunateeventsandcourtcaseshewasgaoledfortwoyearswithhardlabourforindecentbehaviour.Thoughfromprisoncameafewlastbrilliantworks,Wildewasnevertorecoverhishealthorstandinginsociety.HediedinParisbankrupt,brokenandalone.HeisburiedatCimetiereduPereLachaise,oneofParis'sfinestcemeteries,wheretodaymanypilgrimsfromallpartsoftheworldcometopaytheirrespectsandleavetokensinrecognitionofhisgenius.