Caitlin

“My parents, teachers, and the culture I grew up in showed me a drawer in which to stuff my merciful nature, because mercy made me look vulnerable and foolish, and it made me less productive. It was distracting to focus worried eyes on others instead of on homework, and on poor Dad, after all he had done for us, and on the prize of making the whole family look good.”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

“I wondered about a world that would just as soon execute a guy as treat him in a hospital or admit he wasn’t mentally capable of knowing right from wrong.”
― Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

“The death penalty is an enemy of grace, redemption and all who value life and recognize that each person is more than their worst act.”
― Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

“I came into this world with mercy for nearly everyone, everywhere, and for all cats and dogs at the pound. A fat lot of good it did me. By five years old, I had migraines and the first signs of OCD. By about age six, along with innocence and wonder and truth, I put away childish things. They said to, the people in charge of keeping me alive. I did.”
― Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy