“Sometimes being a good mother gets in the way of being a good person.”
“If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?”
“I'm a good person. In most ways. But I'm beginning to think that being a good person in most ways doesn't count for anything very much, if you're a bad person in one way.”
“Father Brown: ... one can sometimes do good by being the right person in the wrong place”
“There is a big difference between being a good person and having good intentions. Having good intentions is a fleeting thought. Being a good person is a full time job. RW”
“Being a good person is more than just not being a bad person.”