Parchman Quotes & Sayings

When they get done sending you to Parchman you'll have plenty of time between working cotton and corn you aint going to get no third and fourth of even, to study it." They looked at one another.
"Yes sir," George said. 'Especially wid you there to help me worry hit out. — William Faulkner

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Bill Cosby was the first comedian I was exposed to, because he doesn't curse. — Chris Rock

Everyone tells me I have a funny accent. It's because I copy people. I learned English at school but have best friends who are French, Australian, English and American; a very weird mix. — Caroline Winberg

By precluding meaningful communication it fosters misunderstanding on both sides."
(Freedom Rider Diary: Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison, p. 49) — Carol Ruth Silver

Well, I hope before Glenn goes, he'll come up here so we can give him a big hug and a kiss, because that's the kind of guy he is. — Jerry Coleman

Maybe love is like
a monsoon rain.
When it rains
really hard and heavy,
it seems like
it will never end
and we'll swim in mud
forever.
But then the wind shifts
and the earth grows
dry and cracked.
Every gurgle and ooze
tiptoes away
and we're left wishing
and waiting
for rain again.
Maybe love is like that.
Maybe the wind shifts
and love just tiptoes away. — Ann E. Burg

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism. — George Santayana

Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write. — Ruth Rendell

Consider that we shouldn't call our brother a fool, since we don't know ourselves what we are. — Paracelsus