Who said "Better to die than to live in this disordered state!"?

This quote is attributed to Arthur Dimmesdale.

Better to die than to live in this disordered state! - Arthur Dimmesdale

"Better to die than to live in this disordered state!"

Arthur Dimmesdale Death

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."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."