Katherine Anne Porter Quote

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own — even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.


"Herr Freytag" in Ship of Fools (1962) Pt. 3


The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own — even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own — even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own — even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own — even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are...