Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience and blinding it against further light, and sometimes for years. (Rose Macaulay)

Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience and blinding it against further light, and sometimes for years.

Rose Macaulay

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