In prisons, those things withheld from
In prisons, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
I have paid no poll-tax for six years. I
I have paid no poll-tax for six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night; and, as I stood considering the walls of solid stone, I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and bones, to be locked up...I saw that, if there was a wall of stone between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult one to climb or break through, before they could get to be as free as I was. I did not for a moment feel confined, and the walls seemed a great waste of stone and mortar.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Definition, rationality, and structure
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
They took away my money, my family, and
They took away my money, my family, and my security. Why couldn't they destroy my ideas? We will question them in court tomorrow as we trigger The Revolution of all revolutions!
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
No matter how you seem to fatten on a
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, that can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
