A serious thinking adult had no defence against innocence because he was obliged to respect it, whereas the innocent scarcely knows what respect is, or seriousness either.

— Penelope Fitzgerald Innocence (1986)

More quotes by Penelope Fitzgerald

Human Voices (1980)

Innocence (1986)

The Bookshop (1978)

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