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“I won't sacrifice my characters morals/intentions/motives for the sake of what I believe is right or wrong. If the action fits the character it will be written. That's that.”

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“The visitor shrugged. "Like euthanasia? I'm sorry, Father, I feel that the laws of a society are what make something a crime or not a crime. I'm aware that you don't agree. And there can be bad laws, ill conceived, true. But in this case, I think we have a good law. If I thought I had such a thing as a soul, and that there was an angry God in Heaven, I might agree with you.”

Law Morals

Book:A Canticle For Leibowitz

Source: A Canticle For Leibowitz

“In some stories, it's easy. The moral of "The Three Bears," for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house." The moral of "Snow White" is "Never eat apples." The moral of World War One is "Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand.”

Humor Morals

Book:The Wide Window

Source: The Wide Window

“You can take your gold, but afterwards, things are, things are flat. There is less beauty in a rainbow, less meaning in a sermon, less joy in a kiss…Less.”

Morals Folklore Fable

Book:The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains

Source: The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains

“We must know something about malevolence, about how to recognize it, and about how not to make excuses for it. We must know that we cannot expect fair play. That is, perhaps, most crucial of all. Those of us who practice in this field must face the implications of the fact that we are dealing with sexual abuse. Child sex offenders-people who exploit children’s bodies and betray their trust-are not going to hesitate to lie outright. This is obvious but nonetheless frequently seems to catch people by surprise. Confessions of a Whistle-Blower: Lessons Learned Author: Anna C. Salter. Ethics & Behavior, Volume 8, Issue 2 June 1998”

“One problem with today's culture is that we defend too many rights and ignore too many wrongs.”

Culture Rights Morals Wrong And Right

Author:Ron Brackin

“Never! while heaven spares my reason,’ replied I, snatching away the hand he had presumed to seize and press between his own.”

Reason Morals

Book:The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Source: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

“One enjoys the good things more to the extent that one goes to them after having labored in advance, for labors are a sauce for good things”

Humans Education History Media Morality Ethics Morals Persia Cyrus

Author:Xenphon Ephesius

“[A]lles ist moralisch, aber die Moral selbst ist nicht moralisch!”

Moral Ethical Morals

Book:the Man Without Qualities

Source: the Man Without Qualities

“Tomorrow's world can not exist without morals, without faith and memory. Cynicism, narrow interests and cowardice must not occupy our lives.”

World Faith Future Morals Cynicism

Author:King Michael of Romania

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