Anthony Ray Hinton Quotes

Death is the final wake-up call.

Let no man's deathbed be a futon.

I am dying, Egypt, dying.

If you've only one breath left, use it to say thank you.

Fear is real, but so is love.

Tragedy, loss, and hurt often arrive unanticipated. How we react when we are surprised will tell our families whether what we have taught and testified lies deep in our hearts.

Retiring is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice.

Death, the final, triumphant lover.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

As I pass it, I feel as if I saw a dear old mother, sweet in her weakness, trembling at the approach of her dissolution, but not appealing to me against the inevitable, rather endeavouring to reassure me by her patience, and pointing to a hopeful future.

A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying - but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.

When walking through the 'valley of shadows,' remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.

I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending.

We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away that anchor.

Come to think of it, Pasadena's as good a place to die as any.

Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.

Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.

Jackie Kennedy was magnificent in the days and weeks immediately following her husband's assassination. She was especially wonderful to me.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

Today, as some of us weep for what could have been, we look to the future with faith that on another morning joy will surely come.

Hope--danger's comforter

I’m ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable.