Living is what scares me. Dying is easy.
Charles Manson

My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you.
Charles Manson

My life is not important here.
Charles Manson

No sense makes sense.
Charles Manson

Pain's not bad, it's good. It teaches you things. I understand that.
Charles Manson

Remorse for what? You people have done everything in the world to me. Doesn't that give me equal right?
Charles Manson

So for you people who are filled with fear that I might someday be released: breathe easy, I don't see it happening.
Charles Manson

The real strong have no need to prove it to the phonies.
Charles Manson

These children that come at you with knives, they are your children. You taught them. I didn't teach them. I just tried to help them stand up.
Charles Manson

We're not in Wonderland anymore Alice.
Charles Manson

You are going to use this courtroom to kill me? I am going to fight for my life one way or another. You should let me do it with words.
Charles Manson

You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.
Charles Manson