Ricky had taught me a few cuss words. I usually practiced them in the woods by the river, then prayed for forgiveness as soon as I was done.

There's always such a rush to judgment. It makes a fair trial hard to get.

I was a lawyer for 10 years, and several of my clients had the misfortune, through no fault of my own, of going to prison. I visited them occasionally.

Poverty is a great equalizer

In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.

judge not that ye be not judged

The coffee arrives, and we backslide into what lawyers do best---talking about other lawyers.