--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The damned doctor is good-looking too…" description: "\"“The damned doctor is good-looking too. Because I needed that \" \"Language dear.\" Mara corrected softly. \"If xou're going to swear, make it worth your w..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/rhys-ford-16657_swearing_the-damned-doctor-is-good-looking-too-be_2800237.jpg" --- # The damned doctor is good-looking too. Because I needed… ![“The damned doctor is good-looking too. Because I needed that " "Language dear." Mara corrected softly. "If xou're going to swear, make it worth your while." "Sorry, that fucking doctor," Tristan murmured.” quote by Rhys Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/rhys-ford-16657_swearing_the-damned-doctor-is-good-looking-too-be_2800237.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/rhys-ford-16657_swearing_the-damned-doctor-is-good-looking-too-be_2800237.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/rhys-ford-16657_swearing_the-damned-doctor-is-good-looking-too-be_2800237.jpg) > ““The damned doctor is good-looking too. Because I needed that " "Language dear." Mara corrected softly. "If xou're going to swear, make it worth your while." "Sorry, that fucking doctor," Tristan murmured.”” [Rhys Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-ford/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character uses profanity as a way to make language feel authentic and meaningful, suggesting that even crude words can carry emotional weight. **In simple terms:** Swearing can add sincerity to speech. Key Takeaway Use language that feels genuine, even if coarse. Themes language authenticity profanity emotion communication Mood provocative intense Type conversational literary When to use this quote - argumentative debates - creative writing - public speaking - online forums Key Concepts Sociolinguistics expressive language cultural norms Questions to Reflect On - When does profanity enhance honesty? - Can you convey intensity without swearing? 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I can’t feel anything but pain. Why won’t this ever end? Too hard to breathe. Too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-ford/hands-on-my-skin-their-filth-working-in-i-can-t-feel-anything-but/) [Rhys Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-ford/) > [“Wings under my skin, Fighting to break free. I need a razor to cut them out, So I can live as I’m meant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-ford/wings-under-my-skin-fighting-to-break-free-i-need-a-razor-to-cut-them/) [Rhys Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-ford/) > [“And lastly, I want to thank Harrison Ford. Because I can. 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Swearing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-o-mckay/no-parent-can-consistently-teach-faith-in-christ-who-profanes-the/) [David O. McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-o-mckay/) > [“She hit us,” the woman shrieked. That was the gist of it anyway. There were a lot of unladylike words that began with “F,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-briggs/she-hit-us-the-woman-shrieked-that-was-the-gist-of-it-anyway-there/) [Patricia Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-briggs/) > [“May i have pain,but I don't have regret,that for whom I left all that person my beloved betrayed me. more I have regret for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammed-zaki-ansari/may-i-have-pain-but-i-don-t-have-regret-that-for-whom-i-left-all-that/) [Mohammed Zaki Ansari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammed-zaki-ansari/) > [Swearing is so not attractive! So fuck yeah I am not attractive!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jezzswag/swearing-is-so-not-attractive-so-fuck-yeah-i-am-not-attractive/) [JezzSwaG](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jezzswag/) > [Of course you don't want your kids swearing. 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