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Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity… — Oscar Wilde

Play · Comedic play

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.

Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan · 1892
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Topic
Men and womenFriendship
Genre
Comedic play
Medium
Play
Time
1892
Person
Oscar Wilde
Provenance
Current citation
Wilde, Oscar. "Lady Windermere's Fan." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 2.
Original citation
Wilde, Oscar. Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman. 1892, St James's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2.

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