I've known many a thief in my moderate number of years drawing breath. Very few of them have stolen objects. Some have taken trust, others faith. Most all of these loathsome, shallow creatures have stolen innocence. They have many well rehearsed arguments as to how such a thing cannot be stolen, but rather given willfully. It is a skillful lie. The worst of their crimes is convincing one to trust them.
Manipulation is a cruel form of human usage.
The common price all of them have given is the loss of their integrity. It is a thing they rarely miss, because they never understood it from the start.
Restless Regards,
-M
