Cara

“We drove around with “Proud Tobacco Farmer” stickers on our trucks till they peeled and faded along with our good health and dreams of greatness. If you’re standing on a small pile of shit, fighting for your one place to stand, God almighty how you fight.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“For many, they want absolute control of their fiefdom, so they work hard to politically intimidate their elected enemies, then do whatever they feel like. Where that is combined with seeking the maximum punishments is where one finds the worst prosecutors.”
― Dan Canon, Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class

“There are some connections it’s worth getting hurt over.”
― Melanie Curtin, Around The World In 80 Lays: The International Sex And Dating Adventures Of A Globetrotting Vixen On The Loose

“The US meets neither of those conditions.”
― Dan Canon, Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class