The Picture Of Dorian Gray 2

"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic" (39)

This quote is saying that every good thing that there is, there is always something bad that before it or that will come after it. For example, Dorian Gray and Hallward's friends was a good one, but now Lord Henry has come and taken Dorian's attention off Hallward and toward Lord Henry. Also with Dorian's good looks, either his good looks will get him into something awful, like between Hallward and Lord Henry, or they will go away and as he said himself, Dorian will kill himself.

spitted (36) - to pierce, stab, or transfix, as with a spit; impale on something sharp

"To get back one's youth one has merely to repeat one's follies" (44)

Here, Lord Henry is saying that all someone has to do to get their youth back is to relive your youthful life again. Do all the silly things and make all the mistakes you made when you were young because it will make you feel young again, because when you were young and making those mistakes you thought it was just because you were young.

lucrative - (38) profitable; moneymaking; remunerative