"And Beauty is a form of Genius- is higher, indeed. than Genius, as it needs no explanation... It cannot be questioned... To me, Beauty is the wonder of wonders... But what the gods give, they quickly take away... When your youth goes, your beauty will go with it, and then you will suddenly discover that there are no triumphs left for you, or have to content yourself with those mean triumphs that the memory of your past will make more bitter then defeats... Youth! Youth! There is absolutely nothing in the world but youth!" (24-25).
Indifferent Lord Henry has an interesting obsession with youth. That obsession is what makes his instant attraction to Dorian make sense. Dorian's eternal beauty is something that Henry, a person in love with youth and a deep thinker, would be infatuated with. Dorian immediately took a liking to Henry also, and so their relationship will only continue to grow into something beautiful. Henry even said, "I choose my friends for their good looks" (10). Dorian is very good looking, and so he and Henry are destined to become very good friends.
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