Black, poor, without a father most of my life, one of 10 children - it was actually pretty amazing I had made it to the age of 29 without a noose around my neck. Anthony Ray Hinton More Quotes by Anthony Ray Hinton More Quotes From Anthony Ray Hinton Life is not always what we think it is. Anthony Ray Hinton life-is thinking I was not going to allow myself to really believe that I was free until I was actually free. Anthony Ray Hinton believe If you don't have a place to live or money or whatever, you ask yourself, "What am I gonna do?" But my best friend stuck by me for 30 years. And he had already told me "Whenever you get out, you come live with me and my wife." Anthony Ray Hinton my-best-friend wife years I hope that America will do away with the death penalty. I truly believe we are better than that. Anthony Ray Hinton better hope believe death Bitterness kills the soul. Anthony Ray Hinton bitterness soul On September 22, 2002, my mama, Buhlar Hinton, died. When the guards told me, I gave up. She'd been deteriorating for a long time - I believe she died of a broken heart. Anthony Ray Hinton me broken heart time Justice should be one of the things that's colorblind. Anthony Ray Hinton colorblind things should justice I have no respect for the prosecutors, the judges. And I say that not with malice in my heart. I say it because they took 30 years from me. Anthony Ray Hinton say me respect heart I want people to realize that we can teach hate, but we also can teach love. Anthony Ray Hinton realize hate love people My mom was my mother and father. My father lost his mind when I was about 4 years old. And my mom did everything she could to make sure that we was brought up right. Anthony Ray Hinton mom mother mind father I was put on death row because of hate. Anthony Ray Hinton put because hate death What kind of system do we have when innocent people can sit on death row for 30 years? Anthony Ray Hinton sit innocent death people I have too much to live for to allow a bunch of cowards to take my joy. I refuse to give them my joy. Anthony Ray Hinton give live too-much joy I'm just trying to be a little tiny light in God's world. Anthony Ray Hinton light god trying world My only crime was being born black - or being born black in Alabama. Anthony Ray Hinton being crime born black It's hard to explain exactly what it feels like to be judged. There's a shame to it. Even when you know you're innocent. It still feels like you are coated in something dirty and evil. Anthony Ray Hinton know you innocent evil When it seems like the whole world thinks you're bad, it's hard to hang on to your goodness. Anthony Ray Hinton your bad you world I loved to read books in the free world, and there was a lot of time to sit around and do nothing in prison. When you read, it opens up your mind; it helped us take our minds away from where we were. Anthony Ray Hinton you mind time world I was born with a mother who loved me unconditionally and with a sense of humor. Anthony Ray Hinton loved me humor mother Believe me, when you're sitting on death row, you want the appeal process to take time; as long as you're going through it, you're going to be alive. Anthony Ray Hinton me you time death
