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I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.
"I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
Dorian wants command over feelings rather than vulnerability to them. In the novel, that wish participates in his troubling response to another person’s suffering.
Key takeaway:
Distinguish regulating emotion from avoiding moral responsibility.
Origin of the quote
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), Chapter IX, Dorian Gray.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedBoth sentences appear in Dorian’s conversation with Basil. This is fictional dialogue, not straightforward autobiographical advice from Wilde.
