The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it.

When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going.

If I did, I would lose all my pleasure.

It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one's life.

I suppose you think me awfully foolish about it ?" "Not at all," answered Lord Henry, "not at all, my dear Basil.