I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation" is a celebration of the virtuoso of well-turned phrases & the master of the studied insult
- Oscar Wilde. Indeed perfect were Wildes verbal thrusts that his victims were often flattered to have been the cause of them. His needle-sharp rejoinders were repeated with delight
- not least by Wilde himself who took an artists pride in his work. Yet for all that his jibes were rarely cruel for behind them lay great warmth of character generosity of spirit & a profound understanding of human life & its vanities. This book shows us why more than a hundred years after his death people of every age & from all walks of life are still drawn to Wildes dazzling repartee & the wicked brilliance of his social observations while his plays & stories continue to entertain & enthrall succeeding generations."