MY TWO CENTS
With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy.… I find it easy to take for granted all that I have, and Oscar Wilde’s quote reminds me to be grateful and happy for those most precious things and also family and friends. I don’t know for sure, but I assume this quote was written after his time in prison as that would be a most appropriate perspective on life after such an ordeal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854-November 30, 1900) was a playwright, essayist, poet and novelist. He was born in Ireland and attended Trinity College and Oxford. After finishing college, he moved to London and fit right into the fashionable culture and social status. His life took a turn after he prosecuted his lover’s father and in turn it put him on trial for which he was imprisoned for hard labor for two years. After his release, he continued to write, but died destitute at an early age.

What I would consider his two most famous writings are ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’. The latter of the two is the only novel he ever wrote and is known as a classic.

FEATURED FLOWER
Magellan Zinnia, Photographed in My Cutting Garden

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