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""Somos punidos pelas nossas rejeições. Todo o impulso que esforçadamente asfixiamos fica a fermentar no nosso espírito, e envenena-nos. O corpo peca uma vez, e mais não precisa, pois a ação é um processo de purificação. E nada fica, a não ser a lembrança de um prazer, ou o luxo de um pesar. Ceder a uma tentação é a única maneira de nos libertarmos dela. Se lhe resistimos, a alma enlanguesce, adoece com as saudades de tudo o que a si mesma proíbe, e de desejo por tudo o que as su"

The Observer's The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time (100 books items)

"A coded and epigrammatic melodrama inspired by his own tortured homosexuality."

Wilde put too much of himself in it.

“This book is so good on so many levels. Not only is the novel a dark and interesting thriller, but Wilde weaves a moral code throughout which can’t help to change your outlook.

A portrait of a young man, 'Dorian Gray', is painted by artist 'Basil' who finds himself utterly obsessed and incaptivated by the beauty and innocence of Gray. All the while he worries he has put too much of his soul/self in to portriat. As Gray begins to become corrupted by society, his own vanity and the sycophantic behaviour of others, the portrait bares the brunt.

The portrait grows uglier and older with each of his sins, while Gray retains his beauty and youth. I won’t give away anymore, I can’t put it better that Wilde himself.

The obsessive love of Basil for Dorian is bel” read more