“Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.”

“My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip.What is the difference between scandal and gossip?Oh! Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.”

“I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself do not interest me. The have not got the charm of novelty.”

“People are either charming or tedious.”

“The basis of every scandal is immoral certainty.”

“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”

“It’s absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”