Time Quote by John Steinbeck

“The hangman, a friend of humanity--who would have thought it?”

— Oliver Pötzsch

“I always say, if you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop…

— Robert Jordan

I had a great conversation with Tom Waits, of all people.

— Oscar Isaac

“We're all hangmen.”

— Lauren Oliver

“Madam, I have just come from a country where people are hanged if they talk.”

— Anonymous

“any particular idiot in mind?” “I do, indeed. If Tom was actually here on Monday, and he needed an alibi, well, man, he didn’t…

— Martha Grimes

“You've been following me around." "No", he denied, without flinching. "Gosh", I scoffed, "I had no idea the woods were rigged with TV cameras.…

— Ramona Wray

“I tell you, Becker," Henry said, "if you make me eat mutton one more night this week, I will have someone shot." "He doesn't…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Do we still hang people?” Henry asks, philosophically. When he doesn’t get an answer, he adds, “If not, I’m bringing hanging back.”

— Emma Chase

“John looked at him and yelled, “What are you waiting for? Shoot him in the mouth!” The word “mouth” could not be heard over…

— David Wong

“Let me do the talking," I yelled to John over the wail. "I have a way with cops." "Yes, you do," he growled at…

— Jennifer Echols

“I never had the nerve to go up to him. I was quite afraid that if I tried to say, "Hello, Reverend Thomas," I…

— Maya Angelou