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“The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.”
― Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country

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“Her aunt is a pompous and proud and fat old lady. She is a type even to the point of a double chin and lorgnettes. She is dressed pretentiously, as if afraid her face alone would never indicate her position in life. MILDRED is dressed all in white.”
― Eugene O'Neill, Plays by Eugene O'Neill

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“And I, love, am a pathological liar.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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“He had then warned his daughter not to violate the eleventh commandment.
which one it that? i asked her.
do not bullshit thy father, she said.”
― Erich Segal, Love Story

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“To be wicked is never excusable, but there is some merit in knowing that you are; the most irreparable of vices is to do evil from stupidity.”
― Charles Baudelaire

tags: evil, knowledge, philosophy, stupidity, vice, wickedness

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