Break Up Quotes
If you are not long, I will wait for you all my life.
"If you are not long, I will wait for you all my life."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
Gwendolen comically promises endless patience while first asking for a short delay.
Key takeaway:
Notice the deliberate contradiction in the romantic joke.
Origin of the quote
Adapted from The Importance of Being Earnest, Act III
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedGwendolen’s original includes too and here, which the post removes.
