I will not fall into despair! I will keep myself hardy until freedom is opportune!
Read more Solomon Northup QuotesFrom: 12 Years a Slave
Brown: Circus too constricting a word to describe the talented and merry band with which we travel. It is a spectacle unlike most have ever witnessed. Creatures from the darkest Africa as yet unseen by civilized man. Acrobats from the Orient able to contort themselves in the most confounding manners.Hamilton: And I myself in aide of Mr. Brown; an internationally renowned practitioner in the art of prestidigitation.
I apologize for my appearance. But I have had a difficult time these past several years.
Hamilton: I'm afraid that Brown and I haven't brought you much luck. But rough waters bring smooth sailing. Eventually they do.Solomon Northup: So... so sorry...Hamilton: Shhh. We won't hear it. We won't.Brown: Let him sleep.Hamilton: Hmm. A good night's sleep. And tomorrow... tomorrow you will feel as well and refreshed as though the earth were new again.Brown: Hamilton! Nothing more we can do for him.Hamilton: Such is the pity.