True Notebooks Quotes

“My writing is how I maintain.”
― Mark Salzman, True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

“Our world cannot be complete without you, and without hearing what you have to say. True justice cannot exist without compassion; compassion cannot exist without understanding. But no one will understand you unless you speak, and are able to speak clearly (Sister Janet to the students, page 155).”
― Mark Salzman, True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

“Sometimes I wish I could put my whole life on pause...just make everything stop for a while so I can figure shit out.”
― Mark Salzman, True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall