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Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. — Oscar Wilde

Short story

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Oscar Wilde
1891
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Topic
WomenGender relationsMen and women
Medium
Short story
Time
1891
Person
Oscar Wilde
Provenance
Current citation
Wilde, Oscar. "The Sphinx Without a Secret." The Model Millionaire: Stories. Harper Perennial, 2009.
Original citation
Wilde, Oscar. "The Sphinx Without a Secret." Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: The Portrait of Mr. W.H. and Other Stories. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1891.

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