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From The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lines that have become emblematic of the novel and of American literary moralism.
Chapter 24
Be true! Be true! Be true!
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Chapter 4

'I shall read it on his heart.' — Chillingworth's vow.

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Chapter 17

'What we did had a consecration of its own.' — Hester to Dimmesdale in the forest, one of the novel's most debated lines.

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Chapter 18
O Hester, thou art my better angel!
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