People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. – James Baldwin
Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly. – Malcolm Bradbury
Uh, I just had an operation last March which was rather serious and Im recuperating now. Im on a very bland diet. But, uh, Im lucky, I was just lucky, thats all. – Rube Goldberg
