Quotes of: Prisoner Keyword

A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies in hopes of revealing deeper human truths.

I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison

Prisons are the temples where devils learn to prey. Every time we turn the key we twist the knife of fate, because every time we cage a man we close him in with hate.

Shantaram

The acceptable is unacceptable. The truth is a lie. The good is pure evil. Even freedom has become a prison.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

I just came this morning and haven't been debriefed yet about the status of our latest prisoners. As a matter of fact, I'd barely stepped inside,

More than Meets the Ink

Will you treat people who make you miserable, as prison guards, or travel agents?

My Thoughts Prefer Side Streets - Collected Essays and Other Reflections

Through art they confuse us and blind us to our enslavement. Art adorns our prison walls, keeps us silent and diverted and indifferent.

The Lords and the New Creatures

People forget history nowadays, he lamented, that is what the ego does, making one the prisoner of one's inflated present, ignoring the humble past one has lived.

Life... Love... Kumbh...

We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.

Letters and Papers from Prison

The sign outside of the prison said, “Free Johnson,” and I said, “Why would anybody want dick for free?” What kind of lover would that make?


Love quotes for the ages. And the ageless sages.

I would have chosen any other than this for my prison. A rhinoceros is as ugly as a human being, and it too is going to die, but at least it never thinks that it is beautiful.

The Last Unicorn

I heard you went to Ireland...I haven't seen it in many years. Is it still green then, and beautiful? Wet as a bath sponge and mud to the knees but, aye, it was green enough.

The Scottish Prisoner

Still, he was pleased to know that he could recall so much of the play and passed the rest of the journey pleasantly in reciting lines to himself, being careful not to snort.

The Scottish Prisoner

Most of the time, if you treat people right, you don't have to be afraid of them.

Other Lands Have Dreams: Letters From Pekin Prison

Twas hard to dislike a man she so enjoyed in bed. Twas harder still to dislike one who kept showing her a more gentle side to his nature

Prisoner of My Desire

I was born the same year the greatest automobile in the history of automobiles was created, the 1957 Chevrolet. Thank God only one of us had tail fins.

Prisoner of Southern Rock: A Memoir

If we became a pal to what scared us the most, we could find a simple way to ease all that bothered us, we would find peace, peace that we could live with.

Prison of Paradise

Rules for Disappearing by Witness Protection Prisoner #18A7R04M: Don’t fall into a routine. Shake things up. Doing the same thing over and over makes you feel comfortable. And feeling comfortable is bad.

The Rules for Disappearing

Release your love—and then release the prisoners. They’ve been trapped in my testicles all day. I wonder if we can get a family discount if we buy circus tickets in bulk.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

If I spent ten years in prison, I’d probably come to value the small things in life. Things like good food, a comfy bed, and a toothbrush sharpened into a shank.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world. I don’t want to release the prisoners—I want to lease them. If they’re not going to work, they might as well not work for me.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

One of the most productive ways a government can spend money on the people is by building more prisons. That’s what makes the US so great. That’s what freedom is all about.


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