If you kill a man with a gun, they call it murder. If you kill a man with a vote, they call it justice.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
Murder or Justice?
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Old Age’s Solace
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The good thing about being old, is you don’t have to worry about dying young.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
Life’s Fleeting Nature
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Every life is a bucket of water; sooner or later that bucket gets kicked over.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
The Cruelty of Living
T
God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
Power of Atonement
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Atonement was powerful; it was the lock on the door you closed against the past.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
Strain’s Breaking Point
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Men under strain can snap; hurt themselves, hurt others.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
The Mile’s Secrets
T
What happens on the mile stays on the mile. Always has.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
Punishment vs. Cruelty
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Punishment is just for the guilty. Anything else is cruelty.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
Miracles Defy Nature
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Miracles happen, not in opposition to nature, but in opposition to what we know of nature.
Stephen King – The Green Mile
The Burden of the Past
T
Sometimes the past seems too big for the present to hold.
Stephen King – The Green Mile