The sweetest and most heavenly of activities partake in some measure of violence - the act of love, for instance; music, for instance. You must take your chance, boy. The choice has been all yours.

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The sweetest and most heavenly of activities partake in some measure of violence - the act of love, for instance; music, for instance. There is a violent aspect to this world as well as a heavenly aspect to it. We must take our chance at something so we can see what comes of it.

Source: A Clockwork Orange

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