Jack Henry Abbott Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.”

“When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack.”

“I have been desperate to escape for so many years now, it is routine for me to try to escape.”

“Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.”

“My eyes, my brain seek out escape routes wherever I am sent.”

“There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill.”

“The other inmates stand in a long straight line, flanked by guards, and I am dragged past them. I do not respect them, because they will not run - will not try to escape.”

“I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.”