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Patricia McConnell Quotes

My published works are concrete evidence that I exist Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t stand living in a society that admires the emperor’s new clothes, when I see so clearly that he is naked Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t stand living in a society that admires the emperor’s new clothes, when I see so clearly that he is naked Picture Quote #1

People think I’m educated because I talk and write well, but the fact is I never finished high school. I’ve read a lot, is all Picture Quote #1

The fact that educated white women automatically assume that we have similar backgrounds annoys me. We don’t. I feel like I’m in a certain kind of drag Picture Quote #1

I’m actually a lowlife. On the street at fifteen and also in jail for the first time at that age, and off and on the street until my mid-twenties Picture Quote #1

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I don’t believe anyone can go through the prison experience without being changed by it. The experience becomes part of your identity forever Picture Quote #1

I was already a wreck when I went in, and prison nearly destroyed what little was left of me. I was worse when I came out than I was when I went in, and was not positively changed in any way Picture Quote #1

My friends in prison were mostly women more like myself: not historical figures who I did not relate to as peers, but hookers and addicts Picture Quote #1

I felt compelled to blow the whistle on the penal system, under the delusion that doing so might result in some change, or at least save a few women from the same fate. Eternally naive, that’s me Picture Quote #1

I had a naive idea that if I could tell the story, people would be outraged and do something about conditions in the jails Picture Quote #1

At eighty-one, health club-lusting is as close as I’ll ever come to getting laid again Picture Quote #1

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The loss of a sexual life is one of the worst things about getting really old. The worst thing Picture Quote #1

The only thing I remember writing in prison is a couple of poems for an inmate magazine they did once a year Picture Quote #1

I was addicted to amphetamines at the time I got busted, but I tend to think I was on a determined, self-destruct course that had little to do with the effect of Benzedrine Picture Quote #1

People think I’m educated because I talk and write well, but the fact is I never finished high school. I’ve read a lot, is all Picture Quote #1

Prison experience puts distance between me and any person who hasn’t been there, done that Picture Quote #1

I’m actually a lowlife. On the street at fifteen and also in jail for the first time at that age, and off and on the street until my mid-twenties Picture Quote #1

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The fact that educated white women automatically assume that we have similar backgrounds annoys me. We don’t. I feel like I’m in a certain kind of drag Picture Quote #1

I can say now is that sneaking up on people is a major delight in my old age, but it always has been. A desire, even a need, to shock Picture Quote #1

A crisis of confidence is so common that it should be considered a universal part of the adoption process Picture Quote #1

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My published works are concrete evidence that I exist (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I couldn’t stand living in a society that admires the emperor’s new clothes, when I see so clearly that he is naked (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I couldn’t stand living in a society that admires the emperor’s new clothes, when I see so clearly that he is naked. (Patricia McConnell Quotes) People think I’m educated because I talk and write well, but the fact is I never finished high school. I’ve read a lot, is all. (Patricia McConnell Quotes) The fact that educated white women automatically assume that we have similar backgrounds annoys me. We don’t. I feel like I’m in a certain kind of drag. (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I’m actually a lowlife. On the street at fifteen and also in jail for the first time at that age, and off and on the street until my mid-twenties. (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I don’t believe anyone can go through the prison experience without being changed by it. The experience becomes part of your identity forever (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I was already a wreck when I went in, and prison nearly destroyed what little was left of me. I was worse when I came out than I was when I went in, and was not positively changed in any way (Patricia McConnell Quotes) My friends in prison were mostly women more like myself: not historical figures who I did not relate to as peers, but hookers and addicts (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I felt compelled to blow the whistle on the penal system, under the delusion that doing so might result in some change, or at least save a few women from the same fate. Eternally naive, that’s me (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I had a naive idea that if I could tell the story, people would be outraged and do something about conditions in the jails (Patricia McConnell Quotes) At eighty-one, health club-lusting is as close as I’ll ever come to getting laid again (Patricia McConnell Quotes) The loss of a sexual life is one of the worst things about getting really old. The worst thing (Patricia McConnell Quotes) The only thing I remember writing in prison is a couple of poems for an inmate magazine they did once a year (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I was addicted to amphetamines at the time I got busted, but I tend to think I was on a determined, self-destruct course that had little to do with the effect of Benzedrine (Patricia McConnell Quotes) People think I’m educated because I talk and write well, but the fact is I never finished high school. I’ve read a lot, is all (Patricia McConnell Quotes) Prison experience puts distance between me and any person who hasn’t been there, done that (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I’m actually a lowlife. On the street at fifteen and also in jail for the first time at that age, and off and on the street until my mid-twenties (Patricia McConnell Quotes) The fact that educated white women automatically assume that we have similar backgrounds annoys me. We don’t. I feel like I’m in a certain kind of drag (Patricia McConnell Quotes) I can say now is that sneaking up on people is a major delight in my old age, but it always has been. A desire, even a need, to shock (Patricia McConnell Quotes) A crisis of confidence is so common that it should be considered a universal part of the adoption process (Patricia McConnell Quotes)