“Define us as a sex.LORD ILLINGWORTH Sphinxes without secrets.”
“She had a passion for secrecy, but she herself was merely a Sphinx without a secret.”
“We must hold our secrets to ourselves. They define us. They are all we have.”
“MRS ALLONBY Is she such a mystery?LORD ILLINGWORTH She is more than a mystery - she is a mood.MRS ALLONBY Moods don't last.LORD ILLINGWORTH It is their chief charm.”
“LADY HUNSTANTON Lord Illingworth, you don't think that uneducated people should be allowed to have votes?LORD ILLINGWORTH I think they are the only people who should.”
“What's this?' she asked. 'Is it a sphinx?'Yes,' he answered, 'and the sphinx is you.”