Summary
This quote suggests that our awareness or understanding of the value and purity of innocence actually prevents us from truly achieving or attaining it. In other words, our knowledge and experiences can taint our innocence or make it more difficult to maintain. The more we understand and comprehend the world's complexities, the harder it becomes to preserve the untainted and naive mindset associated with innocence. As we acquire knowledge, we may become more cynical or cautious, and the innocent purity that was once within reach becomes elusive.
By Irving Howe
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