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The heart of the matter
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"The heart of the matter" Quotes

A British colonial policman's moral struggle during wartime.

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The devil had been brought into human experience because he loved mankind so much.

Graham Greene

People waited for the big change without knowing quite what they wanted, but were in no doubt that they wanted something, and meant to go on waiting until they got it.

Graham Greene

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Graham Greene

Honor is not valued except when it has survived all attempts to destroy it.

Graham Greene

It is odd what a sharp eye for money adversity has.

Graham Greene

You know as well as I do that love is always something temporary.

Graham Greene

A heart must always break before it learns to love.

Graham Greene

We are all parts of one big whole, and we need to recognize the unity and interconnectedness of all beings.

Graham Greene

There is a loneliness in the world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock.

Graham Greene

Funny, how one's happiness so often depends on other people.

Graham Greene