Source: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (1974), Chapter 6 (p. 66)
“I don't think goodness is something that you learn. If you're left adrift in the world to learn goodness from it, you would be in trouble.”
The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2009, "Hollywood's Favorite Cowboy" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574529703577274572.html by John Jurgensen
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