"In a world full of war, famine, oppression,……" — Harry Mulisch

In a world full of war, famine, oppression, deceit, monotony, what—apart from… - Harry Mulisch

"In a world full of war, famine, oppression, deceit, monotony, what—apart from the eternal innocence of animals—offers an image of hope? A mother with a newborn child in her arms? The child may end up as a murderer or a murder victim, so that the hopeful image is a prefiguration of a pietà : a mother with her newly dead child on her lap."

— Harry Mulisch

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