“The loss of innocence, and the arrival of knowingness, can become an addiction.” — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
a loss of sensibility follows a loss of innocence, at once a penalty and a compensation. — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
Innocence is suffering and the loss of that innocence is something to fear. — Diane Wakoski Copy Share Image
“the fabric of family, the limits of love, the loss of innocence and the birth of knowledge.” — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
“Never mourn the loss of innocence, because it always brings the much greater gain of wisdom.” — Erica Goros Copy Share Image
“...I live with regrets - the bittersweet loss of innocence - the red track of the moon upon the lake - the… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
To write books is to have a certain relation with original sin. For what is a book if not a loss of… — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
“The moment you killed something – a living creature or a false hope – was the moment you came of age. Loss… — Jennifer Miller Copy Share Image
'Good Times' is a story about the loss of innocence, how adults are responsible for their actions but children aren't. — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music was about a loss of innocence, there's… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your potential. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
So the city became the material expression of a particular loss of innocence – not sexual or political innocence but somehow a… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
[Ending] is partly drawn from a desire to shock the audience, to brutally de-romanticize what many Americans think is happening overseas. And… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
Don't we all look back in longing, those of us who had happy childhoods? Because the greatest loss we ever know is… — Carolyn Hart Copy Share Image
I was taught to lie at a young age. . . . I think that [A PARK IN OUR HOUSE] describes what… — Nilo Cruz Copy Share Image
“The tears track slowly down my cheeks leaving a trail in their wake as a reminder not to be forgotten. As they… — Brittany Ward-Gualemi Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if there is a cultural loss of innocence specifically associated with the seventies. The oil crisis? The Watergate scandal?… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
“The loss of innocence is inevitable, but the death of innocence disturbs the natural order. The death of innocence causes an imbalance… — B.G. Bowers Copy Share Image
I think the heartbreak of September 11 - America's grief not only over the loss of life but also the loss of… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“So the city became the material expression of a particular loss of innocence – not sexual or political innocence but somehow a… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
Mama and dada, mommy and daddy, mother and father, or mom and dad, it seems as though the names for parents embark… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This is what making love must be like, she thinks. At twelve years old, she understands little more than that it will… — Sheri Holman Copy Share Image
![“[Ending] is partly drawn from a desire to shock the audience, to brutally de-romanticize what many Americans think is happening overseas. And partly drawn from my own childhood: violence and a loss of innocence. But keep in mind that, as a writer, I'm both the criminal and the victim. I'm not…” quote by Said Sayrafiezadeh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c0/said-sayrafiezadeh-16091_audience_ending-is-partly-drawn-from-a-desire-to_597129.jpg)
![“I was taught to lie at a young age. . . . I think that [A PARK IN OUR HOUSE] describes what people make out of their reality in a totalitarian system like Castro's. They take flight and move into the imagination in order to transcend their immediate reality. I had to write this play. It helped me…” quote by Nilo Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a26/nilo-cruz-36320_age_i-was-taught-to-lie-at-a-young-age-i-thi_3050601.jpg)
