"That was my first instinct - to protect him. It never occurred to me that there was greater need to protect myself. Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm".
Graham Greene, "The Quiet American"

По-моему, это так здорово
Я имею в виду формулировку. Ну и саму мысль, конечно же.

upd.
"I could never have been a pacifist. To kill a man was surely to grant him an immeasurable benefit. Oh yes, people always, everywhere, loved their enemies. It was their friends they preserved for pain and vacuity."
Все оттуда же


upd2.
When I fell asleep I dreamed of Pyle. He was dancing all by himself on a stage, stiffly, with his arms held out to an invisible partner,
and I sat and watched him from a seat like music-stool with a gun in my hand
in case anyone should interfere with his dance.
И снова из той же книги.