"She lives the poetry that she cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.” I keep coming across this quote and think its...

Hi Caitlin, I think it's about the difference between living life and writing about it. There's an idea that poetry expresses something 'more beaut...

I reckon it's the difference between playing a good game and talking a good game.Or being honest and genuine or being full of sh.. Of course,Wilde...

Why do you think that?

The quote written as this: "he lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.” comes up a lot on a...

To reply with a a quote for the quote: "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live"

Perhaps, but I don't think this one should be moved. It's the most interesting thread in ages.

Right! I've found it. It's from The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the context is as follows: ' ''Basil, my dear boy, puts everything that is charming...

It is an interesting section. Lord Henry who in the following passages writes about his interest in Dorian Gray, is writing in the quotation about...

Pedantry corner: Lord Henry isn't writing, Oscar Wilde is writing, about his character Lord Henry. What Lord Henry says is part of Wilde's characte...