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"Why do we have this desire to tease the innocent? Is it envy?"
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"The distinction between pretending you are better than you are and beginning to be better in reality is finer than moral sleuth hounds conceive."
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"When a man is getting better, he understands more and more clearly the evil that is still left in him."
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"Life is indeed terribly complicated-to a man who has lost his principles."
"How come when mortals want things, their only option is to make a deal with Hell and sell their soul? Why can't they make deals with God in exchange for good behavior?"It was another of those rare moments when I'd surprised Carter. I waited for the glib answer I'd mentioned to Seth, something along the lines of goodness being its own reward. The angel considered for several seconds. "Humans make those deals all the time," he said finally. "They just don't make them with God.""Then who are they making them with?" I exclaimed."Themselves."
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"He wasn't a patient. I expect someone cured him. You cure a lot of people in this country, don't you, with bullets?"
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