Home / Quotes / Quote by Bryan Stevenson

Quote by Bryan Stevenson

“We’re supposed to sentence people fairly after fully considering their life circumstances, but instead we exploit the inability of the poor to get the legal assistance they need—all so we can kill them with less resistance.”

Quote by Bryan Stevenson

Book:Just Mercy

Work

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson is an American lawyer, educator, and social activist known for his contributions to criminal justice reform and the defense of the rights of the poor. Born on November 14, 1959, Stevenson is a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Law. more

You May Also Like

“Accelerated Rehabilitation had a scientific sound, as if Pierre would rehabilitate faster and faster in an elliptical path until evaporating in a blue flash of pure mental health.”

Mental Health Rehabilitation Sentencing

Book:The Driftless Area

Source: The Driftless Area

“Indifference is malice. It may not sting with the immediacy of hate, but the wound it leaves behind can linger deeper, even imperceptibly, if we aren't careful, of course.”

Angels Lucifer Fallen Angels Supernatural Suspense Paranormal Series Lucifer Morningstar

Book:Elegy

Source: Elegy

“What power have dreams in hell?" "What power would HELL have if those here imprisoned were NOT able to DREAM of HEAVEN?”

Morpheus Lucifer Morningstar The Sandman Series

Book:The Sandman #4: Hope in Hell

Source: The Sandman #4: Hope in Hell

“There are no special places in hell. Hell is a democracy.”

Hell Democracy Lucifer Lucifer Morningstar Sandman Universe

Book:Lucifer, Book One

Source: Lucifer, Book One

“A liar’s best defense is calling others liars.”

Life Quotes Liars Garima Soni Best Quotes Liars Quotes

Book:Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote

Source: Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote

“Honestly, I don't give a flying shit what happens to this eternally fucked up world. It can all go down in a goddamn firestorm, for all the fuck I care about it. But I want Lucifer to burn. Plain and fucking simple. I figure you're the best bet to make that happen.”

Dark Fantasy Angels And Demons Supernatural Thrillers Demon Hunting Lucifer Morningstar

Book:She Hunts in Shadow: A Season of Angels Novella

Source: She Hunts in Shadow: A Season of Angels Novella

“There was a truth there. A wound just like she said. One that ran deep across the soul and stung the air as well. Esther knew it too. For it was the same ache she carried. The one they all carried. These Children of the Morningstar.”

Demons Lucifer Angels And Demons Demon Hunting Lucifer Morningstar Morningstar

Book:She Hunts in Shadow: A Season of Angels Novella

Source: She Hunts in Shadow: A Season of Angels Novella

“It was easy. All it took were whispers into the ears of man. And in the centuries that followed, your kind ran rivers of blood in the name of a God they never knew.”

Angels Lucifer Fallen Angels Angels And Demons Supernatural Suspense Supernatural Mystery Paranormal Series Lucifer Morningstar

Book:Elegy

Source: Elegy

“Harrow said, with some difficulty: "I cannot conceive of a universe without you in it." "Yes you can, it's just less great and less hot," said Gideon." "Fuck you, Nav—”

Queer Gideon Queer Love Gideon The Ninth Harrow Harrowhawk

Book:Gideon the Ninth

Source: Gideon the Ninth

“If you are happy, you may not be tempted to buy anything except the real necessities of life. Businesses, therefore, exaggerate negativities in the world to sell their products and services. They try to convince you that if you wish to be happy, you must buy their car, home or clothes or visit the exotic locations managed by them.”

Happy Exotic Businesses Managed Locations Negativities

Book:31 Ways to Happiness

Source: 31 Ways to Happiness