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Hester Prynne: I have dreamed of speaking my heart, I have prayed for it even as I have dreaded it. Was I alive before I laid eyes on thee?
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Dr. Roger Prynne: Has this new land turned thee into a heathen?
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Hester Prynne: I wonder if existance as a woman is worthwhile at all.
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[to the crowd gathered for Hester's hanging]
Reverand Arthur Dimmesdale: In God's eyes, I am her husband.
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Pearl: [voiceover] Who is to say what is a sin in God's eyes.
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Hester Prynne: [the elder is about to pin the A on her blousse] Why do you wait? Put it on, for it is not a badge of my sin but your own.
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Pearl: My father died before I reached my teens. Some say that was a punishment. My mother never remarried or loved another. Some say THAT was a punishment.
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Brewster Stonehall: So... you fucked a minister, eh? Oh, what my father would pay for THAT priceless morsel!
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Hester Prynne: [in labor] Are you sure God's not punishing me?
Harriet Hibbons: To be sure he's punishing you, woman. He be giving you a child.
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Reverand Arthur Dimmesdale: Rev. Dimmensdale: Gary Oldman: Oh, yes, I... I'm sorry, I didn't realize. I should have announced my presence. What are you reading?
Hester Prynne: - Hester Prynne: Demi Moore "Comus", it's by John - John Milton.
Reverand Arthur Dimmesdale: Rev. Dim: I know it. I've read it. Have you?
Hester Prynne: Hester P.: I'm not all counterpanes and coverlets.
The Scarlet Letter Quotes
Extended Reading
