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> [The hardest thing to do when people are hurting you is to remain a decent person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/the-hardest-thing-to-do-when-people-are-hurting-you-is-to-remain-a/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

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## More by Nick Yarris

> [It is really difficult to read a movie script about yourself and to think that a major actor - perhaps even Chris Pine -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/it-is-really-difficult-to-read-a-movie-script-about-yourself-and-to/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [In death row every rule in society is flipped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/in-death-row-every-rule-in-society-is-flipped/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [I genuinely believe that being on death row for 22 years ultimately saved my life. It was the greatest adventure of my life, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/i-genuinely-believe-that-being-on-death-row-for-22-years-ultimately/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [My sentence formally was imposed on my mothers 50th Birthday January 24th 1983. The jury recommended it July 1st 1982.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/my-sentence-formally-was-imposed-on-my-mothers-50th-birthday-january/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [The whole purpose of my education ultimately was so I could deliver a statement eloquently before my execution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/the-whole-purpose-of-my-education-ultimately-was-so-i-could-deliver-a/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [Here's the crazy thing: if I was guilty I would be entitled to job training, housing, medical treatment. But I have nothing. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/here-s-the-crazy-thing-if-i-was-guilty-i-would-be-entitled-to-job/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [Everyone seems to be rushing through their lives, wishing they had just two minutes to do all the things they want to get gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/everyone-seems-to-be-rushing-through-their-lives-wishing-they-had/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [Death row saved my life. It taught me everything is a luxury to be treasured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/death-row-saved-my-life-it-taught-me-everything-is-a-luxury-to-be/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [I believe life imprisonment is far worse than the death penalty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/i-believe-life-imprisonment-is-far-worse-than-the-death-penalty/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [They put me in solitary confinement, and although I went on to do 8,755 days of solitary in total, the first two were the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/they-put-me-in-solitary-confinement-and-although-i-went-on-to-do-8/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [I used music and reading to erase my world, so basically I read for up to 16 hours a day for 23 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/i-used-music-and-reading-to-erase-my-world-so-basically-i-read-for-up/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [The hardest thing to do when people are hurting you is to remain a decent person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/the-hardest-thing-to-do-when-people-are-hurting-you-is-to-remain-a/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [I was 20 when I was sentenced to death. My life had been on a one-way path to self-destruction for years. I don't remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/i-was-20-when-i-was-sentenced-to-death-my-life-had-been-on-a-one-way/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [I had an enormous responsibility not just to survive but to become a good man because I had all of my family's hopes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/i-had-an-enormous-responsibility-not-just-to-survive-but-to-become-a/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

> [I used to dream about being able to sit at a table with another human being, have a normal conversation, and have a meal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-yarris/i-used-to-dream-about-being-able-to-sit-at-a-table-with-another-human/)

[Nick Yarris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-yarris/)

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