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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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From Chapter XIX of The Picture of Dorian Gray. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.
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Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray , Chapter XIX
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