“I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people have not so much merit as they lead us to suppose.”
― Les Liaisons dangereuses
― Les Liaisons dangereuses
“I don't believe there's a reason for everything, and having faith doesn't mean I'm blind. I believe people make poor choices. I believe bad things happen to good people. I believe there's evil in the word that I will never understand, but will never stop fighting.”
― Good For You
― Good For You
“Without dignity, identity is erased.”
― Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
― Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
“Few of us can actually change the world. We can only change ourselves. But if enough people took that to heart, the world would change.”
― Good For You
― Good For You
“He'd call me false and faithless and I've always had a weakness for those two words; next to cruel, they're the nicest words for a woman to hear, and not so hard to earn.”
― Les Liaisons dangereuses
― Les Liaisons dangereuses
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