" You are innocent in your heart,” she had said to him. “That is the most important thing.” And he had thought about that for a few moments before shaking his head and saying, “I would like that to be true, Mma, but it is not. It is what other people think. That is the most important thing. "

― Alexander McCall Smith , The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #8)