“Geology is the study of pressure and time. That’s all it takes, really. Pressure and time. That and a big goddamn poster.”Tagged: geology, pressure, Time
“These walls are funny. First you hate them, then you get used to them. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized.”Tagged: Walls, Institutionalized, Prison, recidivism
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”Tagged: Hope, Good Things
“That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass.”Tagged: silver spoon, ass, tall drink of water
“Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.”Tagged: Shit, river of shit, Redemption
“I find I’m so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it is the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the…”Tagged: Excitement, pacific ocean
“Some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright and when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice, but still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty now that they’re gone.”Tagged: Birds, caged, Freedom, Emptiness
“I could see why some of the boys took him for snobby. He had a quiet way about him. A walk and a talk that just wasn’t normal around here. He strolled like a man in a park, without a care or worry in the world. Like he had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place. Yeah. I think it…”Tagged: Snobby, carefree