“Works of Mercy” quotes from Oz

Don't fuck with Querns!

(the morning of her execution) Woke up with a crick in my neck. Must've slept wrong.

Maybe stress.

In any case, the hangin'll take care of the crick.

Hill

We are merciful because We ourselves want to be saved

Hill

God expects Mercy. He demands it. And yet how much mercy does He show us?

Shirley, do you have any thoughts as the hour approaches?

Thoughts? Of course I have thoughts, how could I not?

Would you share them with us?

Sure. I'm wondering why anyone cares what my thoughts are. Sure as hell didn't care when my husband was drunk and beat me. Or my father-in-law rape me. No, it wasn't until I killed my daughter, until I did something horrific that what I think matters. All I wanted was for someone to pay attention and now that they finally are, I see that my life then, or now, isn't worth shit.

Augustus Hill

Mercy is the compassion we feel for someone else's misfortune. Mercy compels us to alleviate that misfortune. Mercy is a child of charity, but the sister of justice because both are about the invisible link that exists between people. Mercy is spontaneous because misery is involuntary.

Bob Rebadow

An extraordinary experience watching the life fade from someone's eyes. Even as he was dying, Hernandez's instinct was to kill me for killing him. Survival meant less to him than revenge.

The warden is correct. I have served in many correctional facilities, but what he didn't say was that, like most of you, I come from the streets. I'm not some candy-ass, white liberal looking to turn you into better citizens. I intend to meet with each of you individually, but until that time, keep one principle in mind: don't fuck with Querns.

Leo Glynn

You only see the world as black and white. Trust me, life is gray, as gray as these fucking walls.