"I know it's a film and all of that, and it's a Hollywood film, but it kind of feels like this sometimes, when you're in pain and it hurts, and you're desperate. Or you are about to cross some moral line and it's so seductive and you just do... and all that"
- Patrick Marber
About this Quote
This quote speaks to the power of temptation and the difficulty of withstanding it. It suggests that, even in the most desperate of times, when we are in discomfort and feel like we have no other choices, it can be hard to resist the attraction of crossing a moral line. The quote likewise suggests that, although it is a Hollywood film, it can still seem like a real-life circumstance. This speaks to the power of movie to capture the human experience and the emotions that feature it. It is a tip that, even when we are in discomfort and desperate, we need to still make every effort to make the right choices and resist the temptation of crossing ethical lines.
This quote is written / told by Patrick Marber somewhere between September 19, 1964 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from England.
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