Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.

For the worst things of our lives, it is sometimes the best way, to never speak of them again.

I think, living in America, we're so bombarded with God all the time that in certain ways I'm making statements against that bombardment, you know? I think it's crazy. I mean, I don't believe in God. I don't believe in anything. But I still think about it. And I still write about it.

The greatest rules of dramatic writing are conflict, conflict, conflict.

Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.

I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.

I stand, walk over to him, sit down on his bed, put my arms around him, hug him. He hugs me back strong and I can feel the shame coming through his arms. I am a Criminal and he is a Judge and I am white and he is black, but at this moment none of that matters. He is a man who needs a friends and I can be his friend.