Neil W. White III > Quotes

“Ella guided me: sometimes directly, sometimes with story and metaphor, but mostly how she lived.”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

“From my first day inside, I recognized that this odd coupling-housing leprosy patients with federal convicts- would make a great story”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

“I felt privileged to live and work and play in a place that few had ever seen. And I was grateful I had been imprisoned here, in a leprosarium, where I could begin to rebuild my life in a different way.”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

“For so many years I had used my connections to get special treatment. I expected people to overlook my tendency to bend the rules or cut corners or even kite checks. Standing in the hallway, temporarily banished from my prison room for illicit possession of office supplies, I felt good about telling the truth. It was a small thing. Nothing at risk but a few sheets of carbon paper. But it felt important.”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

“remember, camp is kind of like time-out for adults. Only adults time-out last longer than kids time-out”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

“chosen for an extraordinary path. I started to believe her. Not just that I could make a difference, but that I was special and had been called to share my”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir

“As I listened to the inmates' schemes to reenter the world, I did not miss the irony that we were being released while the innocent remained behind. We were the scourge on society. We were the "lepers,"

And we were about to be set free.”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts

“We are told to believe in ourselves,” he said. “But I’m not sure that’s what we are meant to do.”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir

“Jimmy always preached' Charge a pistol. Run from a rifle”
― Neil W. White III, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts