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I needed to die to find love
- Towards the end of the film, Poncelet appeared to be a changed person. He learned, with the help of Sister Helen, that the truth would save him. And in admitting the truth, he learned the value of life and of love. He said in his final few hours, ‘…I needed to die to find love…’
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“Dead Man Walking” Quotes 16 quotes. more on this quote ››. - Sister Helen Prejean: What he was involved with was evil. I don't condone it. I just don't see the sense of killing people to say that killing people's wrong. - Guard #1: You know what the Bible say, "An eye for an eye".
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Look at you. Death is looking down your neck, and you're playing your little male come-on games.I want the last face you see in this world to be the face of love, so you look at me when they do this thing. I'll be the face of love for you.Ain't nobody with money on death row.It's quiet. Only three days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole.I just wanna say I think killin' is wrong, no matter who does it, whether it's me or y'all or your government.They won't care if you shot the gun. They'll be thinking of the crime. And of you as a monster. It's easy to kill a monster but hard to kill a human being.
State trooper: I never gave a ticket to a nun before. I gave a ticket to a guy from the IRS one time. Got audited the next year. I'll tell you what, this time I'll let this one slide, but keep your...
Clyde Percy: [about Matthew Poncelet]How can you stand next to him?Sister Helen Prejean: Mr. Percy, I'm just trying to follow the example of Jesus, who said that a person is not as bad as his worst deed.Clyde Percy: This is not a person. This is an animal.Sister Helen Prejean: Show me some respect, Matthew.Matthew Poncelet: Why? 'Cause you're a nun?Sister Helen Prejean: Because I'm a person.Susan Sarandon - Sister Helen PrejeanDead Man Walking quotes at the Internet Movie DatabaseDead Man Walking at Rotten Tomatoes- Helen Prejean
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- “In sorting out my feelings and beliefs, there is, however, one piece of moral ground of which I am absolutely certain: if I were to be murdered I would not want my murderer executed.
- “There are spaces of sorrow only God can touch.” ― Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate.
- “I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am an accomplice.” ― Sister Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate.
- “no government is ever innocent enough or wise enough or just enough to lay claim to so absolute a power as death. (p. 21)” ― Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate.
Feb 2, 1996 · Dead Man Walking: Directed by Tim Robbins. With Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry. A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
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- 1996-02-02
By showcasing their humanity and the circumstances that led them to commit their crimes, Dead Man Walking challenges readers' preconceived notions about death row inmates and encourages empathy and understanding.
Death is looking down your neck, and you're playing your little male come-on games. Sister Helen Prejean I want the last face you see in this world to be the face of love, so you look at me when they do this thing.
