Oscar Wilde Quote

Oscar wilde is one of those artists I hate to like. I find him witty yet cannot tolerate his cynicism of people. Anyways, found this quote by him that I thought was appropriate to Dear Stranger. In Decay of Lying, he suggests that the proper aim of art is "the telling of beautiful untrue things." What of beautiful true things? I guess then it would just become "the telling of beautiful things" which has less of a bite or relevance. But, maybe, also that truth could be found in untrue things.

Anyways, the same could be said of fantasy. Telling oneself of beautiful untrue things. How similar are art and fantasy. Untrue in terms of reality, true in terms of spirit. Got me thinking in the sense that without fantasy and art, where would the spirit (soul, energy or whatever) reside? Are spirit and untrue the same or just untold truth?

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