He had no curiosity.

It was his chief defect." "What would you say, Harry, if I told you that I had murdered Basil ?" said the younger man.

He watched him intently after he had spoken.
"I would say, my dear fellow, that you were posing for a character that doesn't suit you.

All crime is vulgar, just as all vulgarity is crime.
It is not in you, Dorian, to commit a murder.

I am sorry if I hurt your vanity by saying so, but I assure you it is true.