During the war, the holders of power in all countries found it necessary to bribe the populations into cooperation by unusual concessions. Wage-earners were allowed a living wage, Hindus were told they were men and brothers, women were given the vote...
When two people love each other as we do, no one can come between them, no one," I said, amazed at the words I was uttering without preparation. "Lovers like us, because they know that nothing can destroy their love, even on the worst days, even when...
The American people spend thousands of dollars to propagate the doctrines of the fall of man, the creation of the world out of nothing in six days by a personal God, vicarious atonement, absolution from sin by the shedding of innocent blood. This is ...
There is, on the whole, nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as a school. To begin with, it is a prison. But in some respects more cruel than a prison. In a prison, for instance, you are not forced to read books written by the wa...
Intercourse was now forbidden to everyone but married people; bundling disappeared. In its place young courting couples engaged in "petting"--which, interpreted broadly, meant that they were could do anything sexual short of intercourse. Women were n...
The writhing loathsomeness of the biological order. Old age, sickness, death. No escape for anyone. Even the beautiful ones were like soft fruit about to spoil. And yet somehow people still kept fucking and breeding and popping out new fodder for the...
Terrorism isn't a crime against people or property. It's a crime against our minds, using the death of innocents and destruction of property to make us fearful. Terrorists use the media to magnify their actions and further spread fear. And when we re...
No one loses their innocence. It is either taken or given away willingly.
Each time you happen to me all over again.
I prefer to be left alone with my books.
Les djihadistes ont massacré les innocents et entendent désormais tuer l’amour.
sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless man the most guilty.
Things that are truly innocent don’t need to be labelled as such.
Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I've ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience.
The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.
There's a fine line between being sweet and innocent and being a tough broad.
I am innocent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it.
I have no better way of judging guilt or innocence than anyone else.
In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labor.
Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular.
'Good Times' is a story about the loss of innocence, how adults are responsible for their actions but children aren't.
