“Shame is an unhappy emotion invented by pietists in order to exploit the human race.”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Shame
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“I knew this guy that broke my sister’s nose when I was a kid and I always thought that’s why he became a priest. He tied her up in a chair and it was like, you know, I thought he was like overcompensating.”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Religion
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“If we made love, you could give me absolution.”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Sex
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“The majority of women, they have half-a-glass too much and let down their barriers a little. Then they wake up in the morning, riddled with guilt and think they can reclaim their virtue by saying, “I don’t remember.”

Blake Edwards
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“I could have taken you to the cleaners and made love to a woman at the same time.”

Blake Edwards
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“There’s so few people in this town with a conscience.”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Conscience
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“It’s been my experience that every time I think I know “where it’s at,” it’s usually somewhere else.”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Experience
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“Look, there’s nothing wrong with people being happy, but there’s more to life than turning on and screwing to Ravel’s Bolero.”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Happiness
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“Did you ever do it to Ravel’s Bolero?”

Blake Edwards
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Music