--- title: "1 Lose Innocence Quotes By Tom Ryan" description: "1 Lose Innocence quotes by Tom Ryan. Plus more from Tom Ryan and more Lose Innocence sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/tom-ryan-47420_adam-and-eve_we-all-have-a-bit-of-adam-and-eve-in-us_484281.jpg" --- > [“We all have a bit of Adam and Eve in us. Sooner or later we come to a point in our youth when we lose our innocence and it feels like we've been kicked out of the Garden. Whether we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/we-all-have-a-bit-of-adam-and-eve-in-us-sooner-or-later-we-come-to-a/) [Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/tom-ryan-47420_adam-and-eve_we-all-have-a-bit-of-adam-and-eve-in-us_484281.jpg) ## More by Tom Ryan > [“One of my heroes is Dr. Jane Goodall. 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It was those of us who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/death-like-birth-was-part-of-the-package-of-life-she-had-come-to/) [Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/) > [“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/you-do-not-need-to-know-precisely-what-is-happening-or-exactly-where/) [Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-innocence/tom-ryan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Lose Innocence Quotes By Tom Ryan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We all have a bit of Adam and Eve in us. Sooner or later we come to a point in our youth when we lose our innocence and it feels like we've been kicked out of the Garden. 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