I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning but I am a Widow’s Son, outlawed and my orders must be obeyed.

I do not pretend that I have led a blameless life, or that one fault justifies another, but the public in judging a case like mine should remember that the darkest life may have a bright side...

I have outlived that care that curries public favour or dreads the public frown…let the hand of law strike me down if it will, but I ask that my story be heard and considered.

Ah well, I suppose it has come to this... Such is life.

I fear it as little as to drink a cup of tea.

But I am a Widow’s Son, outlawed and my orders must be obeyed.

It's no use blaming anyone now.

Such is Life [Executed by hanging.]

Money can bring the children into places of power and influence

What chance combination of shadow and sound and his own thoughts had created it?

The plum-colored night sky was shifting to pink to make room for the day, which looked as though it might turn out “glorious and whimsical, ” as the Key West Citizen had promised.

Don't talk yourself out of following your heart. Talk yourself into it.

For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience.

You have to wake up and say, 'I have a fire in me to be better than I am right now.' That's your base.

The greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries.

I've never been interested in being relevant.

NoH8 on the Hill, NoH8 anywhere. No American, regardless of who they love, should be denied equal protection under the law. History is on our side and our march towards justice will prevail.