"If you can sense the corruption in me, it is ... because there's a dose of it in you."

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Source : Louis Auchincloss (2002). “The Rector of Justin”, p.107, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Louis Auchincloss

#Corruption Quotes

“I'm just one example of thousands of transgender veterans and people who are actively serving today.”
“To all those whose progress remains hampered by ego-related distractions, let humility - the spiritual cornerstone upon which Karate rests - serve to remind one to place virtue before vice, values before vanity and principles before personalities.”
“I'll say it one last time: Be brave.”
“As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.”
“I've heard claims that we can wish our way to perfect, permanent wellness, but I haven't seen any proof of that. Sickness and death are part of life. But you can optimize your life. You can make progress as you strive toward perfection.”
“I'm not sayin' she's a bragger, but if you've been to Paradise, she's got a season ticket.”

Source : Willy Russell (2016). “Willy Russell Plays: 2: Blood Brothers; Our Day Out - The Musical; Shirley Valentine; John, Paul, George, Ringo . . . and Bert”, p.248, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Avant-garde architects have never been able to depend on the support of the establishment, since the customary patrons of this most conservative and slowly moving art form have historically been resistant to innovation and experiment.”
“People are what are scary...people.”

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