Gramsci Prison Quotes & Sayings

I enjoy being characters rather than myself. — Kristen Wiig

Of course I remember you." My voice is a strangled whisper. I squeeze my eyes shut. "You were the only one who ever looked at me like a human being. — Tahereh Mafi

I would like you to understand completely, also emotionally, that I'm a political detainee and will be a political prisoner, that I have nothing now or in the future to be ashamed of in this situation. That, at bottom, I myself have in a certain sense asked for this detention and this sentence, because I've always refused to change my opinion, for which I would be willing to give my life and not just remain in prison. That therefore I can only be tranquil and content with myself. — Antonio Gramsci

You're the sunset." "Oh." "Because I can't describe your beauty - and every day I see you, it's like seeing a new sunset, you're never the same. I always notice something different about the way the light reflects off your eyes. Or the way your hair feels when I run my fingers through it. You're not just pretty. You're indescribable. You're terrifying in your beauty - and I. Love. You. — Rachel Van Dyken

I think we can work through a lot of political and international problems, but what really frightens me is what's happening environmentally. — Patti Davis

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual. — Catherine Drinker Bowen

There are no conditions to which a man may not become accustomed, particularly if he sees that they are accepted by those about him. — Leo Tolstoy