Who said "Thou art not evil!—yet Pearl is none the less here."?

This quote is attributed to Arthur Dimmesdale.

Thou art not evil!—yet Pearl is none the less here. - Arthur Dimmesdale

"Thou art not evil!—yet Pearl is none the less here."

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Character in The Scarlet Letter

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"We are all sinners, Hester. We are all sinners."

"Be true! Be true! Be true!"

"Believe me, Hester, there are none so agonized with inward torment."

"Thou knowest—thou hast long known it—that I am no evil man."

"A man's home is his castle."

"Family is everything to me."

"Life's greatest treasure is the love of family."

"A woman's place is in the home... making it a happy one."