The Happy Prince
Oscar WildeSözler ve Alıntılar
"but love is not fashionable anymore, the poets have killed it. They wrote so much about it that nobody believed them, and I am not surprised. True love suffers, and is silent. I remember myself once--But it is no matter now. Romance is a thing of the past."
"It is not to Egypt that I am going," said the Swallow. "I am
going to the House of Death. Death is the brother of Sleep, is he
not?"
Sayfa 8
‘I am glad there is someone in the world who is quite happy.’ Muttered a disappointed man as he gazed at the wonderful statue.
Sayfa 7Kitabı okudu
“What a silly thing love is “
"Dear little Swallow," said the Prince, "you tell me of marvellous
things, but more marvellous than anything is the suffering of men and of women
Sayfa 7
Death is the brother of sleep, is he not?
Years went over, and the Giant grew very old and feeble. He could not play about any more, so he sat in a huge armchair, and watched the children at their games, and admired his garden. "I have many beautiful flowers," he said; "but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all."