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Beneath The Surface Quotes

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Oscar Wilde (2010). “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.4, Bibliolis Books

By choosing not to allow parts of ourselves to exist, we are forced to expend huge amounts of psychic energy to keep them beneath the surface.

Debbie Ford (2011). “Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams”, p.25, Hachette UK

All art is at once surface and symbol.

Oscar Wilde (2015). “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.6, First Avenue Editions

When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.

Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.175, Courier Corporation

It's the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.428, Oxford University Press on Demand