Quotes About Innocence

But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.

You will remember me as a little child in another time, during another war, and involving another airplane.

I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.

As a kid, I used to tell all these stories. I remember meeting a childhood friend, and we were talking. We remembered that I had made up this story about going to Mars. And she looked at me and said, 'I didn't sleep for a week after that!'

McCullers is one of those rare writers who remembers what childhood is like. Not incidents, which anyone can recall, but states of mind, which are so difficult to recreate.

I always cling to things that remind me of being a kid again.

Kids will remind you that, even though you've gone down a road 100 times, it's brand new for them - and that's healthy.

'True School' is one great big reminder. It's a reminder to everybody in that middle school bracket that was in school when playing hard to get was out.

That reminds me of something that happened to me when I was a kid.

I cannot show remorse because I do not believe I am guilty.

There was never a shred, never a hint, never a possibility - not a remote, not a million-, not a billion-to-one possibility - I could have planted anything. Nor would I have a reason to.

I have a confession to make. When I was a child, I was a chronic, repeat doodler.

How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.

I alone, as the sharer of their way of life, presented a replica of childhood.

More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.

Legal aid is crucial in ensuring those truly guilty of crimes are convicted after due process, and those innocent are able to clear their names, by ensuring that access to legal representation is available for everyone, regardless of ability to pay.

I am not in any hurry to grow up.

I wasn't a good kid. I didn't hurt anybody, but I was doing things kids do that they shouldn't.

I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn't hurt a fly.

Everybody is idealistic when you're a kid.

We're all idealistic when young.

Playing SpongeBob is freeing. There is something intrinsically about him that people identify with no matter their age.

I had an idyllic childhood with the freedom to go and play.