20 Oscar Wilde Quotes About Writing That Will Inspire Every One
Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish playwright, poet, and author, is known not only for his wit and fiery style but also for his profound reflections on life, art, and the creative process. His ideas about writing, full of humor, wisdom, and insight, continue to inspire writers and readers alike. Wilde’s perspective on writing goes beyond mere technique, exploring the nature of artistry, the role of the writer in society, and the importance of originality. Below are 20 quotes from Oscar Wilde about writing that highlight his unique take on the art of expression, storytelling, and the world of literature.
Oscar Wilde Quotes About Writing
- “Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.”
- “An artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.”
- “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”
- “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
- “All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.”
- “There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
- “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
- “A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.”
- “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
- “The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
- “The only thing that one can do with a great work of art is to enjoy it. It is not to be explained.”
- “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
- “No man is rich enough to buy back his past.”
- “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.”
- “In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”
- “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.”
- “I can resist everything except temptation.”
- “It is not the secrets of the world that are dangerous, but the secrets of the individual.”
- “A good writer is the person who is able to bring the world of the imagination alive.”
- “To write or not to write, that is the question.”