7 quotes found
“Do you have to find the evil in yourself in order to truly recognize it in the world?”
“When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand.”
“We have a racially based justice system that overpunishes, fails to rehabilitate, and doesn't make us safer.”
“If I could forgive, it meant I was a strong good person who could take responsibility for the path I had chosen for myself, and all the consequences that accompanied that choice. And it gave me the...”
“Maybe, because all these good people loved me enough to help me, maybe I wasn't quite as bad as I felt. Maybe there was a part of me that was worthy of their love.”
“How could I admit that the All-American Girl's force field of stoicism and self-reliance and do-unto-others-and-keep-smiling wasn't working, wasn't keeping pain and shame and powerlessness away? Fr...”
“Great institutions have leaders who are proud of what they do, and who engage with everyone who makes up those institutions, so each person understands their role. But our jailers are generally gra...”
