Quote#Death
Mrs. Allonby: They say, Lady Hunstanton, that when good Americans die…
Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Woman of No Importance (1893), Act I.
English (original)
Mrs. Allonby: They say, Lady Hunstanton, that when good Americans die they go to Paris. Lady Hunstanton: Indeed? And when bad Americans die, where do they go to? Lord Illingworth: Oh, they go to America.
— Oscar Wilde
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