The Scarlet Letter quotes

On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A.

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

What we did had a consecration of its own. We felt it so! We said so to each other.

They said that it meant Able, so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength.

Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!