Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d'heure made up of exquisite moments.
Source: Mrs. Allonby, in A Woman of No Importance, act 2
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.