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The truth is rarely pure and never simple. — Oscar Wilde

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The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People · 1895
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1895
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Oscar Wilde
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Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest, edited by Michael Patrick Gillespie. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022, act 1.
Original citation
Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. 1895, St James's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

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