One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free. Jack Henry Abbott forgetfreemorning Change image and share on social
Because there is something helpless and weak and innocent - something like an infant - deep inside us all that really suffers in ways we would never permit an insect to suffer. Jack Henry Abbott deephelplessinfant Change image and share on social
I've wanted somehow to convey to you the sensations - the atmospheric pressure, you might say - of what it is to be seriously a long-term prisoner in an American prison. Jack Henry Abbott americanatmosphericconvey Change image and share on social
As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing. Jack Henry Abbott civildeadghost Change image and share on social
There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill. Jack Henry Abbott evidencefindintent Change image and share on social
I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror. Jack Henry Abbott angerfindmirror Change image and share on social
My eyes, my brain seek out escape routes wherever I am sent. Jack Henry Abbott brainescapeeye Change image and share on social
When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack. Jack Henry Abbott attackcircumstancecrowd Change image and share on social
