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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What read more
We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What we changed
Was innocence for innocence; we knew not
The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed
That any did.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.
An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.
That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to read more
That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end
Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.
Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.