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Seven Sin Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Seven.

Quote #7

JOHN DOE: Only in a world this s***ty could you even try to say there were innocent people and keep a straight face. But, that's the point. We see a deadly sin on every street corner, in every home, and we tolerate it, we tolerate it because it's commonplace, because it's trivial, we tolerate it morning, noon, and night. But, not anymore. I'm setting the example. And what I've done is going to be puzzled over and studied and followed forever.

Even though this is fictional, it's true—we're still puzzling over, studying, and following John Doe's motivations more than 20 years after the movie came out. What makes this film so compelling? And, do people sin more now, or less?