Besides, women were better suited to bear sorrow than men. They lived on their emotions. They only thought of their emotions. When they took lovers, it was merely to have some one with whom they could have scenes. Lord Henry had told him that, and Lord Henry knew what women were.
– Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 7. In order to rationalize and justify his brutal rejection of Sibyl, Dorian invokes Lord Henry’s teachings on women. They bear sorrow better than men, live on their emotions and take lovers in order to have scenes with someone. Henry’s influence over Dorian is very apparent here. Dorian is on the way to become a Lord Henry clone.