Innocent

Famous quotes containing the word innocent:

“I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)

“The innocent mansion of a panther’s heart!”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)

“The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet—when they do meet, their victims lie strewn around.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)