“There are certain things.... feelings.... we must not voice.” – Abbe du Columier, Quills ... Movie Quotes Database

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Abbe du Columier

There are certain things.... feelings.... we must not voice.

Madeleine LeClerc

Why?

Abbe du Columier

They incite us to act on what we should not.... cannot.

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