How can something as necessary as breathing be immoral?

Susan Scott
About This Quote

The English writer Charles Dickens said, “How can something as necessary as breathing be immoral?” What he was talking about is that people who die from lack of clean air are not really dying from anything that’s immoral. In fact, they couldn’t live very long if they were. How is it possible to be immoral when you cannot avoid something that’s good for you?

Source: Dragons Will Fall

Some Similar Quotes
  1. When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable. - Jess C. Scott
  2. I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because... - Lisa Kleypas
  3. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever - Nicholas Sparks
  4. Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore. - Lady Gaga
  5. I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and... - Shana Abe
More Quotes By Susan Scott
  1. Forbidden fruit makes a wonderful wine." Vazco gave him a leading look. "But leaves a hell of a headache.
  2. You can't purchase me with a bunch of stones." " I wouldn't dream of purchasing you." Cullen laughed low in his chest and smiled, this time showing even white teeth. "You're too much trouble. I thought I'd just steal you for a bit.
  3. Beauty and power was commonplace to the dragons as mud and manure to a stable boy.
  4. What has you roaring like a bull with his prick hung in a fence?
  5. You can't order me away, you pissant human--" " I just did." Kas swept past him...
Related Topics