In a very ugly and sensible age, the arts borrow, not from life, but from each other.
Source: Pen, Pencil and Poison, in Fortnightly Review, (London, Jan 1889).
-- 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.