Anthony Ray Hinton Quotes

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Anthony Ray Hinton

Profession : Author

Birth : June 1, 1956

When I went to prison, for three years I didn't say a word to another human being until, going into the fourth year, when I realized, 'You know what, I have to find a way to live.'

Anthony Ray Hinton

I don't believe that man was built to be put in a 5-by-7 for 30 years and have his sanity when he comes out if he doesn't find something to escape.

Anthony Ray Hinton

The men on death row had been told the world would be better without them. I tried to say that this may not be where we want to be, but let's do what we can for one another.

Anthony Ray Hinton

The State of Alabama let me down tremendously.

Anthony Ray Hinton

When every court was saying 'no,' I believe God was still saying yes. I had to somehow find that faith and reach deep down in my soul and believe in the teaching that my mother taught me as a young boy, that God can do everything but fail.

Anthony Ray Hinton

I often say that if I had one wish in this world, I would wish that every child could have a mother the way my mother were. And I never went without clothes, I never went without food... I never went without anything that a child needs. But above all of that, she gave me unconditional love.

Anthony Ray Hinton

I was born with a mother who loved me unconditionally and with a sense of humor.

Anthony Ray Hinton