Innocent

Famous quotes containing the word innocent:

    Children must be protected not because they are innocent but because they are powerless.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    German Flyer: Rotterdam, we destroy in two hours.
    Mrs. Miniver: There were thousands killed. Innocent people.
    German Flyer: Not innocent—they were against us.
    Mrs. Miniver: Women and children.
    German Flyer: 30,000 in two hours. And we will do the same thing here!
    Arthur Wimperis (1874–1953)

    think of innocent Icarus who is doing quite well:
    larger than a sail, over the fog and the blast
    of the plushy ocean, he goes. Admire his wings!
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)