Charlie Crews quotes from Life

Charlie Crews

[to Dani Reese] Dog must've took the bullet for the kid, then took the shooter's finger off. Anyone ever love you that much?

Crews

Nothing happened. There were no lights, no tunnel, no dead relatives. Well, maybe it wasn't near death enough for it to be a near death experience.

Charlie Crews

Industrial glue. It's what holds us together.

Crews

You fall you hit the bottom. The bottom breaks, you fall some more. You get lost. And now I tell myself ... it is what it is, and I'm doing my best. I hope.

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You didn't die. You survived what happened to you. You lived through that and here you are. Did you ever think you could live through such a thing? There's real violence in the world Nancy. It never finds most people, it found you. But did you ever think you would have the strength to survive what he did to you? That's your secret Nancy. Larson doesn't know it. Larson doesn't know how strong you are. Prison doesn't know how strong he made you.

Crews

You're right, Rick; Hate is a prison. But you know what? Prison is a prison too!

Charlie Crews

How come you only call me when someone's dead?

Crews

The Chinese symbol for war is two women under one roof.

Charlie Crews

I was being serious; why does nobody take me seriously?

Crews

I investigate things to complete my knowledge. My complete knowledge makes my thoughts sincere. My thoughts being sincere, my heart is pure.

Crews

The first 6 months I was in solitary, I did push-ups everyday and I never talked to myself. The next 6 months? I stopped doing push-ups and I confess I did talk a little to myself. The 6 months after that, those next 6 months, Kyle, you'll wanna know what happened then!

Crews

It is not what we carry with us but what we let go that defines who we are.

Charlie Crews

Just breathe.

Dani Reese

No threats against his family?

Not that we know, but we just work here. We go home after our shifts. It's the convicts who are here 24/7, they know what really goes on.

Charlie Crews

He means inmates.

He means convicts.

What, you don't like that word? What do you care?

Dani Reese

Come on Crews, let's go.

Yeah, we know who you are. Know you did your 12 years. Maybe you were innocent. Maybe not. It don't make no difference to us, because we know what you did to that correction officer in Pelican Bay. That makes you a con. Don't it?

Dani Reese

You two need to escort us out now.

You gettin' angry, convict?

Charlie Crews

[calmly] Anger ruins joy. Steals the goodness of my mind. Forces my mouth to say terrible things. Overcoming anger brings peace of mind. Leads to a mind without regrets. If I overcome anger, I will be delightful and loved by everyone.

Are you making fun of us?

Charlie Crews

It is the universe that makes fun of us all.

Reese

Why would the universe make fun of us all?

Crews

Maybe it's insecure.