It may be that the torment of my daily existence is a fittin... - Arthur Dimmesdale

This quote is attributed to Arthur Dimmesdale.

"It may be that the torment of my daily existence is a fitting retribution."

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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."

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."