"As of this moment, you are the property of the Penial Administration of French Guiana. After serving your full terms …"

"It's up to you. You're worth just as much dead as you are alive. The rule here is total silence. We make no pretense …"

"Hey you bastards, I'm still here."

"Darkness does wonders for a bad memory."

"Blame is for God and small children."

"If you're going to catch leprosy, it's better to catch it from money than from people."

"We're really something, aren't we? The only animals that shove things up their ass for survival."

"Make the best of what we offer you, and you will suffer less than you deserve."

"If I stay – here in this place – I will die!"

"Two men with nothing in common but a will to live and a place to die"