'Have you done this before?'"Ninteteen Eighty-Four", George Orwell.
'Of course. Hundreds of times - well, scores of times anyway.'
[...]
'Listen. The more men you've had, the more I love you. Do you understand?'
'Yes, perfectly.'
'I hate purity. I hate goodness! I don't want any virtue to exist anywhere. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones.'
'Well, then, I ought to suit you, dear. I'm corrupt to the bones.'
'You like doing this? I don't mean simply with me: I mean the thing itself?'
'I adore it.'
2009-09-19
Purity is overrated
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