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Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Quotes: To the untrue man, the whole universe is false--it is impalpable--it shrinks to nothing within his grasp.
         

To the untrue man, the whole universe is false--it is impalpable--it shrinks to nothing within his grasp.


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