Bryan Burrough Quotes

In 2006, 2 years ago, I made a very serious mistake. A mistake that I am responsible for and no one else. In 2006, I told Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked God for his forgiveness.

All of us have made mistakes in our lives, but only some of us have had to pay for the mistakes. [By going to jail.]

Once you take a life, that's it. I don't even deserve to be here.

I'm sorry I didn't go to jail for six months, then I know you could come to see me anytime you wanted to.

I have apologised to the police.

I just hope everybody forgives me for whatever I did wrong. And hope they remember some of what I did right.

The first day I walked into prison, and he slammed that door, I knew the magnitude of the decision that I made, and the poor judgment, and what I allowed to happen to the animals. And, you know, it's no way of explaining the hurt and the guilt that I felt. And that was the reason I cried so many nights.

This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible. Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there - with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way.

I must confess that I was not always the perfect boyfriend.

You get to know everyone on death row. You become friends with them and their families. I met some great guys. Everyone regrets what they did.

I am a big sinner.

I'm sorry," he said again, and this time he took those words and owned them.

I wish I had a nickel for every time I fell and blamed someone else. I'd give a ton of money to the ones I've hurt.

I will be asking for forgiveness, but hopefully I won't have to be asking for much forgiveness.

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

You have to be a little contrite to get redemption.

True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.

To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.

I feel like if you've done something wrong, then you should keep on apologizing to that person.

God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do.

Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways.

When you feel you've done something wrong, you should apologise for it.

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over.

After doing two years in prison, trust me, I've seen a lot of tough guys pray. They're not just praying for themselves; they're praying for their family and the people they've let down.