The Scarlet Letter Quotes

  • 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?

  • Dr. Roger Prynne: Has this new land turned thee into a heathen?

  • Hester Prynne: I wonder if existance as a woman is worthwhile at all.

  • [to the crowd gathered for Hester's hanging]

    Reverand Arthur Dimmesdale: In God's eyes, I am her husband.

  • Pearl: [voiceover] Who is to say what is a sin in God's eyes.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Brewster Stonehall: So... you fucked a minister, eh? Oh, what my father would pay for THAT priceless morsel!

  • 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.

  • 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.

Extended Reading
  • Aron 2022-03-20 09:03:08

    Naked swimming, getting out of the bath, looking at each other affectionately, etc., the director is really powerful. For a die-hard GO uncle and Miss Demi like me, this movie is a total benefit, not to mention that Tom Hagen is the second male lead who plays soy sauce. When Uncle GO was young, he was really wild and handsome, while Miss Demi was strong and beautiful. totally different red letter

  • Lyda 2022-04-21 09:03:47

    It's all about the actors. What is love, that's what it is called, just look at Gary's excited look, and you will know what love is.