It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of a… - Oscar Wilde

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It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish dramatist, essayist, novelist and poet.

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Birth Name: Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde

Alternative Names: Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde

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