Saturday 21 February 2009

Wilde West


"I had to descend a mine in a rickety bucket in which it was impossible to be graceful. Having got into the heart of the mountain I had supper, the first course being whisky, the second whisky and the third whisky..."




Oscar Wilde talking about his 1882 visit to Colorado

3 comments:

Barrie said...

Love quotations like that!

Charles Gramlich said...

Wilde was a brilliant fellow. I've always enjoyed his work, and especialy his wit.

Celia Hayes said...

And he was a wild success on his lecture tour of the Wild West - mostly because he could drink all present under the table!

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