Prisoner Quotes

507 Prisoner quotes by 407 unique authors

When it shall be said in any country in the world my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them;… — Thomas Paine
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner… — Johnny Cash
They say: sufferings are misfortunes," said Pierre. 'But if at once this minute, I was asked, would I remain what I was before I was… — Leo Tolstoy
In the name of God!" said Gurth, "how came they prisoners? and to whom?" "Our master was too ready to fight," said the Jester, "and… — Walter Scott
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST,… — Terry Pratchett
Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the chain… — George Bernard Shaw
Listen, just do what you think is right, and we'll support it." ~ Sticky Washington, The Prisoner's Dilemma — Trenton Lee Stewart
I'm an orphan!" Constance cried gleefully. "I'm an orphan!" ~ The Prisoner's Dilemma — Trenton Lee Stewart
Dantes passed through all the stages of torture natural to prisoners in suspense. He was sustained at first by that pride of conscious innocence which… — Alexandre Dumas
The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you a good writer. Writing needs raw… — Natalie Goldberg
Finn smiled ruefully. "I'm a Prisoner, old man. Just like you. — Catherine Fisher
I was always mortified.Didn't they know they were tying thier mothers to the ground? Weren't chains ashamed of their prisoners? — Janet Fitch
Change is freedom, change is life. It's always easier not to think for oneself. Find a nice safe hierarchy and settle in. Don't make changes,… — Ursula K. Le Guin
There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. — Diane Setterfield
If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted… — Ellen DeGeneres
They don’t need walls and water to keep the prisoners in, not when they’re trapped inside their own heads, incapable of a single cheerful thought.… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger. — Megan Whalen Turner
In the Sapient tongue he said softly, ‘Tell me, Master, did you know Incarceron was tiny?’ ‘Is it?’ Sapphique replied in the same language, his… — Catherine Fisher
When mom and dad went to war the only prisoners they took were the children — Pat Conroy
See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of his… — Henry David Thoreau
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. — Stephen King
If the prisoner is beaten, it is an arrogant expression of fear. — Ghassan Kanafani
The demigods have left for alaska," Stheno said. "They fly straight to their death. Ah, small "d" death, I mean. Not our prisoner Death. Although,… — Rick Riordan
Friday morning, Kylie, Miranda, and Della, each carting suitcases, walked the trail to meet up with their parents. They walked slowly, like condemned prisoners moving… — C.C. Hunter
The story of Terisa and Geraden began very much like a fable. She was a princess in a high tower. He was a hero come… — Stephen R. Donaldson

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