#innocence

Not true,” said Adrian. “All guys mean the same thing when they want to ‘get to know a girl better.’ You’re a wellbred young lady, so I understand why you’d be too innocent to understand. Good thing you’ve got me here to interpret. ↗

— Richelle Mead

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Innocence is a kind of insanity ↗

— Graham Greene

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Was your mom a gardener?” I asked innocently. “What?” Ren’s mouth hung open slightly. “Because a face like yours belongs planted on the ground. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

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There is an innocence in admiration: it occurs in one who has not yet realized that they might one day be admired. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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One person's trauma is another's loss of innocence. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

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There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place? ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#responsibility #voyeurism #innocence

Birds are the last of the dinosaurs. Tiny velociraptors with wings. Devouring defenseless wiggly things and, and nuts, and fish, and, and other birds. They get the early worms. And have you ever watched a chicken eat? They may look innocent, but birds are, well, they're vicious. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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This innocence Is brilliant I hope that it will stay This moment Is perfect Please don't go away I need you now And I'll hold on to it Don't you let it pass you by ↗

— Avril Lavigne

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I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your potential. ↗

— Steve Toltz

#self-discovery #innocence

There is no client as scary as an innocent man." J. Michael Haller, Criminal Defense Attorney, Los Angeles, 1962. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#clients #criminal-law #fear #guilt #innocence