"You can. You have it in you to do it. You're a good person."
"I'm not. I don't want to be a good person." I started to cry.
He held me close then. And what he said surprised me. "What makes you think any of us want to be good people, Ebie? You know, I never agreed with these Puritan preachers, who tell us we're all inherently bad. I think we're all inherently good. And we fight against it, all our lives."/>

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" I can't do it, Uncle Richard," I said.
"You can. You have it in you to do it. You're a good person."
"I'm not. I don't want to be a good person." I started to cry.
He held me close then. And what he said surprised me. "What makes you think any of us want to be good people, Ebie? You know, I never agreed with these Puritan preachers, who tell us we're all inherently bad. I think we're all inherently good. And we fight against it, all our lives. "

― Ann Rinaldi , Broken Days (Quilt Trilogy, #2)

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Ann Rinaldi quote : I can't do it, Uncle Richard,"You can. You have it in you to do it. You're a good person."
"I'm not. I don't want to be a good person." I started to cry.
He held me close then. And what he said surprised me. "What makes you think any of us want to be good people, Ebie? You know, I never agreed with these Puritan preachers, who tell us we're all inherently bad. I think we're all inherently good. And we fight against it, all our lives." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>
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