That was the birth of sin. Not doing it, but KNOWING about it. Before the apple, [Adam and Eve] had shut their eyes and their minds had gone dark. Now, they peeped and pried and imagined. They watched themselves.
D. H. Lawrence, "Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter," Studies in Classic American Literature, ch. 7 (1923)
Wild Wednesday
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Adam and Eve Quotes
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