+ Commonly banned books throughout History
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
-Oscar Wilde
(Source: maisiewilliams, via reagan-was-a-horrible-president)
"The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for. People are afraid of themselves, nowadays. They have forgotten the highest of all duties, the duty that one owes to one’s self. Of course, they are charitable. They feed the hungry and clothe the beggar. But their own souls starve, and are naked. Courage has gone out of our race. Perhaps we never really had it. The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of God, which is the secret of religion — these are the two things that govern us."
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Whenever I picture Dorian Gray, I think of Cillian Murphy. I’m pretty sure Oscar Wilde would’ve been down for that.
(Source: lisicinnamon)
