Monologue

Hester Monologue from A Woman of No Importance

From A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde

female · inspirational · 35 sec

Ah, don’t say that. Hearts live by being wounded. Pleasure may turn a heart to stone, riches may make it callous, but sorrow—oh, sorrow cannot break it. Besides, what sorrows have you now? Why, at this moment you are more dear to him than ever, _dear_ though you have _been_, and oh! how dear you _have_ been always. Ah! be kind to him.

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