"It took nineteen years and two trials to overturn that verdict, but when [[Rubin Carter|Carter]] walked out of prison, he simply resumed his life. No civil suit to recover damages, Carter did not even request an apology from the court. **Because to him, that would imply that they’d taken something of his that Carter felt he was owed**. That had never been his view, even in the dark depths of solitary confinement. **He had made his choice: This can’t harm me—I might not have wanted it to happen, but I decide how it will affect me. No one else has the right.**" ([Location 361](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00IX49OS4&location=361)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[resilience]], [[adversity]], [[obstacle-is-the-way]], [[personal-values]], [[failure]] **Source** -- [[202409180132 - B - The Obstacle is the Way]] **See Also** -- [[202308180913 — AtN — You have the ability to reframe scenarios to protect your mental health]]