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"That's all that counts. People being sorry. Makes you feel better; gives you a sense of dignity, and..." — Edward Albee

That's all that counts. People being sorry. Makes you feel better; gives you a sense of dignity, and that's all that's important; a sense of dignity. And it doesn't matter if you don't care or not, either. You got to have a sense of dignity, even if you don't care, 'cause, if you don't have that, civilization's doomed.
Edward Albee
Edward Albee Dramatist • American
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