“One may not give one's soul to a devil of hate — and remain forever scatheless.”
Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) American playwright, and Nobel laureate in Literature
Father Baird: Act 3, Scene 1.
Days Without End (1933)
“If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?”
Source: The First Circle
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The children of Adam are limbs of a whole
Having been created of one essence.
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The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
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