Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much …

Graham Greene
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Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm. ✨ 'The Quiet American' (1955) pt. 1, ch. 3
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Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm. ✨ 'The Quiet American' (1955) pt. 1, ch. 3

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