“The idea that murder victims' families are best served by continuing t...” — Steve Earle Quote

“The idea that murder victims' families are best served by continuing the cycle of violence is something that I consider to be not only a lie, but criminally negligent. You lie to victims' families when you tell them they're going to receive closure if they participate in the process and witness the execution of a human being.”

“Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it.”

“Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.”

“I sort of don't believe in closure. In the sense that it doesn't make me feel better to think that something is over.”

“My performance at Rio gave me closure. I did my best and could not have done any more.”

“My ex-husband, Justin, is remarried to someone I know from back in the day pretty well. And a lot of things made sense after finding that out. I wish them the best. I just, you know, it actually if anything, it felt good to know that. It felt like a little bit of closure.”