"My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mid, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals."
I find this quote from Dorian Gray to be both insulting and amusing, which I think is a very important in good writing. It's about pushing the envelope and stepping on toes to make a point, or get your ideas out there. Oscar Wilde always was a little bit on the abnormal side but he does a pretty good job at this whole writing thing.
- Brittany
I'm glad you picked a controversial quote for us to chew on. Wilde is often ironic in what he says, and I can't always tell when he's being serious or when he's being sarcastic!
ReplyDeleteAs writers ourselve, do we want our readers to be certain that we are being serious or ironic, or do we want to keep them guessing?