I’m subjecting my poor students to Dorian Gray this semester, so it’s time for a reread. It’s a beautifully blustery morning and I’ve already been up and out with the dog. I finished my own writing and I’m caught up on grading papers. Now I’m bundled into a blanket and downing coffee to prepare myself to dive into my book. It’s so very male and so very British. But I still love it. That said, I did write to my department head last week to ask if I can drop it from the syllabus next semester and bring in some women writers instead. I could use some estrogen after a dose of Oscar Wilde.
Finnian Burnett 
Hubby’s favorite quote is one of Oscar Wilde’s: “Work is the scourge of the drinking class.”
I’m a fan of “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”