My friends in prison were mostly women more like myself: not historical figures who I did not relate to as peers, but hookers and addicts.
Patricia McConnellMy husband regarded my prison past as a dirty secret and never asked me one single question about it. But what I had experienced and witnessed was eating at me and I needed to "tell somebody."
Patricia McConnellOne of the principle things life has taught me is that we always have a choice. When we say we "can't," we usually mean we're just not willing to pay the price.
Patricia McConnell