Memorable quotes for
The Scarlet Letter (1995) More at IMDbPro »

Hester Prynne: I have dreamed of speaking my heart, I have prayed for it even as I have dreaded it. Was I alive before I laid eyes on thee?

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Dr. Roger Prynne: Has this new land turned thee into a heathen?

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Hester Prynne: I wonder if existance as a woman is worthwhile at all.

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[to the crowd gathered for Hester's hanging]
Reverand Arthur Dimmesdale: In God's eyes, I am her husband.

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Pearl: [voiceover] Who is to say what is a sin in God's eyes.

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Hester Prynne: [the elder is about to pin the A on her blousse] Why do you wait? Put it on, for it is not a badge of my sin but your own.

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Pearl: My father died before I reached my teens. Some say that was a punishment. My mother never remarried or loved another. Some say THAT was a punishment.

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