"There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it."

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The quotes are often poignant or funny (one man before the firing squad requests a bulletproof vest) and often don't register as much more than interesting historical documents from centuries past. But read in aggregate, all that pain piles up. Essentially, Elder has amassed a collection of what people say when they know they are going to die, the final product of what could be seen as psychological torture.

— Jonathan Messinger