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Quotation from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
The Importance of Being Earnest, Act I (Project Gutenberg #844)
Lady Bracknell responds to Jack's confession that he is an orphan.
Citation: "To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness." — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Act I (Project Gutenberg #844). (id the-importance-of-being-earnest-q2)
Portrait: Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony. Three-quarter-length photograph, seated, Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.
