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Quotation from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

“Each of us has heaven and hell in him, Basil,”

Oscar Wilde (spoken by Dorian Gray)

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter XIII (Project Gutenberg #174 (1891 text))

Portrait of Oscar Wilde

Dorian's cry when Basil, shown the ruined portrait, cannot believe it is his own work.

Citation: "Each of us has heaven and hell in him, Basil," — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter XIII (Project Gutenberg #174 (1891 text)). (id the-picture-of-dorian-gray-q5)

Portrait: Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony. Three-quarter-length photograph, seated, Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.

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