“It takes a lot of effort not to be free, keeping your head down, holding your tongue.”— Frank Spotnitz, Randall, Hank Harris, imdb.com
“It takes a lot of effort not to be free. I kept my head down for so long, I forgot what it feels like to stand up.”— Frank Spotnitz, Frank Frink, Rupert Evans, imdb.com
“Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities because freedom can be scary.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Perhaps most people in the world aren't trying to be free . . . They just think they are. It's all an illusion. If they really were set free, most people would be in a real bind. You'd better remember that. People actually prefer not being free.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Having an object that symbolizes freedom might make a person happier than actually getting the freedom it represents.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I'm free, I think. I shut my eyes and think hard and deep about how free I am, but I can't really understand what it means. All I know is I'm totally alone . . . Is this what it means to be free? I don't know, and I give up thinking about it.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“You can’t focus on setting people free if you’re still bound by your own chains.”— Lecrae, twitter.com
“I was happy and I was free and I was living it up. I don’t regret that, because you know people, they try to make you feel like it was wrong that I used to show my boobs or like freaking walk around naked or strip and people would try to make me feel like I was wrong for doing that and then for a se…”— Cardi B, time.com