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Quotation from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
“The prayer of your pride has been answered. The prayer of your repentance will be answered also.”
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter XIII (Project Gutenberg #174 (1891 text))
Basil connects Dorian's first wish to the portrait's corruption and begs him to kneel and pray; moments later Dorian kills him.
Citation: "The prayer of your pride has been answered. The prayer of your repentance will be answered also." — Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter XIII (Project Gutenberg #174 (1891 text)). (id the-picture-of-dorian-gray-q6)
Portrait: Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony. Three-quarter-length photograph, seated, Napoleon Sarony / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.
