“There is an innocence in admiration: it occurs in one who has not yet realized that they might one day be admired.”
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“Innocence is a kind of insanity”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“Innocence ends when one is stripped of the delusion that one likes oneself.”
― On Self-Respect
― On Self-Respect
“Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.”
― The Rebel
― The Rebel
Cassie’s 2025 Year in Books
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