Suffered Quote by Oscar Wilde
““I suffered immensely. Then it passed away. I cannot repeat an emotion. No one can, except sentimentalists.””
About This Quote
Source Play: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, 1890
The speaker claims intense emotions are fleeting and cannot be truly replicated, suggesting only sentimentalists claim otherwise.
In simple terms: Emotions fade and cannot be exactly repeated.
Accept impermanence of feelings.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- art criticism
- emotional coping
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you try to recapture past feelings?
- How does sentimentality affect memory?
Emotions may recur in different forms despite this claim.