Prisoner Quotes

507 Prisoner quotes by 407 unique authors

I would have been here sooner but Lysander held me prisoner in our cloud," Bianka said with a grin. "He wouldn't relent until Sabin gave… — Gena Showalter
In the innermost recesses of humanism, as its very soul, there rages a frantic prisoner who, as a Fascist, turns the world into a prison. — Theodor Adorno
Confined on the ship, from which there is no escape, the madman is delivered to the river with its thousand arms, the sea with its… — Michel Foucault
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine... — Jennifer Donnelly
I speak and speak,” Marco says, “but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. The description of the world to which you lend… — Italo Calvino
If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner...if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner. — Arthur Schopenhauer
I shall never forget how I was roused one night by the groans of a fellow prisoner, who threw himself about in his sleep, obviously… — Viktor E. Frankl
Generally speaking, our prisoners were capable of loving animals, and if they had been allowed they would have delighted to rear large numbers of domestic… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Samuel! Are you alright?" A vision of Samuel being brained by the falling bars rose up before Simon's eyes. Samuel's voice rose to a scream.… — Cassandra Clare
I want to confess as best I can, but my heart is void. The void is a mirror. I see my face and feel loathing… — Ingmar Bergman
Only in love can I find you, my God. In love the gates of my soul spring open, allowing me to breathe a new air… — Karl Rahner
One evening, when we were already resting on the floor of our hut, dead tired, soup bowls in hand, a fellow prisoner rushed in and… — Viktor E. Frankl
You cannot be a prisoner of your past against your will. Because you can only live in the past inside your mind. — Augusten Burroughs
Day 24. Situation is growing worse. My captors continue to find new and horrific ways to torture me. When not working, Agent Scarlet spends her… — Richelle Mead
What a tragic realm this is, he reflected. Those down here are prisoners, and the ultimate tragedy is that they don't know it; they think… — Philip K. Dick
Finally, I wish to remember the millions of Allied servicemen and prisoners of war who lived the story of the Second World War. Many of… — Laura Hillenbrand
You are brave, kicking a chained prisoner. They must sing heroic ballads about you on winter nights!" (Alanna) — Tamora Pierce
...by the time we understand the pattern we are in, the definition we are making for ourselves, it's too late to break out of the… — Robert Penn Warren
One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer… — Franz Kafka
...lying spread-eagled in the hall with only my ankle inside the room that kept me prisoner here. They really should have thought of that and… — Kiersten White
The concentration camps, by making death itself anonymous (making it impossible to find out whether a prisoner is dead or alive), robbed death of its… — Hannah Arendt
You are only a prisoner when you surrender. — Tad Williams
Once leprosy had gone, and the figure of the leper was no more than a distant memory, these structures still remained. The game of exclusion… — Michel Foucault
For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians… — George S. Patton
Phaedra of Alonso’s death was a never-ending pain that gnawed at his insides. It made him a prisoner in his own cottage. — Melina Marchetta

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