I witnessed other inmates' time run out, and I'd be lying if I said you don't ask yourself, 'Wow, is that going to happen to me?' 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-isthinking 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-friendwifeyears I hope that America will do away with the death penalty. I truly believe we are better than that. Anthony Ray Hinton betterhopebelievedeath Bitterness kills the soul. Anthony Ray Hinton bitternesssoul 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 mebrokenhearttime Justice should be one of the things that's colorblind. Anthony Ray Hinton colorblindthingsshouldjustice 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 saymerespectheart I want people to realize that we can teach hate, but we also can teach love. Anthony Ray Hinton realizehatelovepeople 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 mommothermindfather I was put on death row because of hate. Anthony Ray Hinton putbecausehatedeath What kind of system do we have when innocent people can sit on death row for 30 years? Anthony Ray Hinton sitinnocentdeathpeople 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 givelivetoo-muchjoy I'm just trying to be a little tiny light in God's world. Anthony Ray Hinton lightgodtryingworld My only crime was being born black - or being born black in Alabama. Anthony Ray Hinton beingcrimebornblack 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 knowyouinnocentevil When it seems like the whole world thinks you're bad, it's hard to hang on to your goodness. Anthony Ray Hinton yourbadyouworld 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 agelifefatherchildren 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 youmindtimeworld I was born with a mother who loved me unconditionally and with a sense of humor. Anthony Ray Hinton lovedmehumormother
