Cassie

“capital punishment is the stepchild of lynching, and the ropes of the lynch mob and the state have never been fully disentangled.”
― Steven Hale, Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber

“the trial was not so different from the lethal injection we were about to witness: Barbarism dressed as bureaucracy and armed with legal jargon.”
― Steven Hale, Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber

“Apparently,” said Tetsuko, frowning, “he says that we cannot build a strong country by paying heed to every claim of the uneducated poor.” “But isn’t listening to the opinions of only the rich and powerful dangerous for both the country and the people?”
― Kiyoko Murata, A Woman of Pleasure

“If you bring your own bottle, you'll be expected to share; if you don't it's all right, somebody will share with you.”
― Maya Angelou, Gather Together in My Name