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Love this. Picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favorite Books.
Although the over arching thesis is really one that is saying, be wild... but there is a cost to living. Oscar Wilde also believed you could tell a criminal or sex offender by their facial structure which was a pretty prevalent concept at the time.
That's an interesting point. The way I described it here may have been somewhat simplistic. You're right that there is a cost, which was part of his ultimate lesson from going through that wild living phase.
Guy at Stanford released news today; sez he can write facial recognition software that will tell your IQ, your politics and many other things about you. Hum...
Really cool post. I like all the historical etymology; 13th century: women of the evening.
I remember reading the Where Wild Things Are with mom when I was 4.