“How can you stand next to him?” – Clyde Percy, Dead Man Walking ... Movie Quotes Database

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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.

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Sister Helen Prejean Susan Sarandon More Sister Helen Prejean quotes →

Clyde Percy R. Lee Ermey

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