There is a fatality, a feeling as if I had been played upon ... - Arthur Dimmesdale

This quote is attributed to Arthur Dimmesdale.

"There is a fatality, a feeling as if I had been played upon by the Devil"

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More from Arthur Dimmesdale

"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."

"Face your fears with courage."

"You can't live your life in fear."

"Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"

"Fear is just another obstacle to overcome."