A biography for Nick Yarrishasn’t been written yet.
“I used music and reading to erase my world, so basically I read for up to 16 hours a day for 23 years.”
“I have nothing negative to say because what happened to me has happened to many others and I need to always remember that it was not personal what happened to me.”
“I lived around the man who was the model for Buffalo Bill in the movie 'Silence of the Lambs.'”
“It is really difficult to read a movie script about yourself and to think that a major actor - perhaps even Chris Pine - is going to play this role is really daunting.”
“I taught myself German and psychology. Learning about psychology really helped me understand myself and the others around me and it helped keep me sane.”
“I circumnavigated the globe while I was sitting in a prison. It was wonderful because I kept defeating those walls they put around me.”
“I believe life imprisonment is far worse than the death penalty.”
“Death row saved my life. It taught me everything is a luxury to be treasured.”
“I genuinely believe that being on death row for 22 years ultimately saved my life. It was the greatest adventure of my life, and I survived it.”
“When everyone is spitting in your face and you can be nice back to society - that is the ultimate self empowerment and that's what I was striving for.”
“The whole purpose of my education ultimately was so I could deliver a statement eloquently before my execution.”