Think of it! We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

Mary Ann Shaffer
About This Quote

This is a fabulous quote from the play, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” by Oscar Wilde. The quote says that we must be able to separate ourselves from our past and look to the future. If we don’t think of it, we could continue longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

Source: The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

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