De Profundis

September 13 2011, 2:08am

Woman: What terrible weather we’re having. Oscar Wilde: Yes, but if it wasn’t for the snow, how could we believe in the immortality of the soul? Woman: What an interesting question, Mr. Wilde! But tell me exactly what you mean. Oscar Wilde: I haven’t the slightest idea. (Quoted in Hesketh Pearson, Oscar Wilde, His Life and Wit, 1946)