If one doesn't talk about a thing, it has never happened. It is simply expression that gives reality to things.
Oscar WildeAbout author
- Author's profession: Playwright, Writer, Poet
- Nationality: irish
- Born: October 16, 1854
- Died: November 30, 1900
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