Quote by Malcolm Bradbury
Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood,

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

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