ALGERNON: Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them. (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")
Algernon: What you really are is a Bunburyist. I was quite right in saying you were a Bunburyist. You are one of the most advanced Bunburyists I know. (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")
CECILY: Oh, don't cough, Ernest. When one is dictating one should speak fluently and not cough. Besides, I don't know how to spell a cough. (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")
Exploded! Was he the victim of a revolutionary outrage? I was not aware that Mr. Bunbury was interested in social legislation. If so, he is well punished for his morbidity. (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")
Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me? (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")
I don't play accurately--any one can play accurately--but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte. I keep science for Life. (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")
I have never met any really wicked person before. I feel rather frightened. I am so afraid he will look just like every one else. (Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest")