Oscar WildeThere is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
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It is quite possible to write a book that is morally wrong, but that does not mean the book is bad. A well-written book can still be morally wrong, but it does not make it bad.
Source: The Picture Of Dorian Gray
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