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Det er noe deilig med selvbebreidelsen. Når vi bebreider oss selv, føler vi at ingen andre har rett til å bebreide oss.
Oscar Wilde
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), kap. 8.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.