I was a beatnik in the '50s before the hippies came along.

Quote by Charles Manson

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Most of the people at the ranch were just people you did not want, people...

Most of the people at the ranch were just people you did not want, people...

I loved my mother, she's a good girl.

I loved my mother, she's a good girl.

Remorse for what? You people have done everything in the world to me. Doesn't that...

Remorse for what? You people have done everything in the world to me. Doesn't that...

I never thought I was normal, never tried to be normal.

I never thought I was normal, never tried to be normal.

If you spit in my face and smack me in the mouth and throw me...

If you spit in my face and smack me in the mouth and throw me...

If you're going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy.

If you're going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy.

My life is not important here.

My life is not important here.

I can't judge any of you. I have no malice against you and no ribbons...

I can't judge any of you. I have no malice against you and no ribbons...

I can't dislike you, but I will say this to you: you haven't got long...

I can't dislike you, but I will say this to you: you haven't got long...

I punched my mother out once.

I punched my mother out once.

I'm not very wise to many things.

I'm not very wise to many things.

I have killed no one and I have ordered no one to be killed.

I have killed no one and I have ordered no one to be killed.

Living is what scares me. Dying is easy.

Living is what scares me. Dying is easy.

Remorse for what? You people have done everything in the world to me. Doesn't that...

Remorse for what? You people have done everything in the world to me. Doesn't that...

I never had long hair before I got busted. I never had a beard before...

I never had long hair before I got busted. I never had a beard before...

I'm not of this generation.

I'm not of this generation.

You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.

You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.

My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you...

My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system... I am only what you...

Just because you're convicted in a court room doesn't mean you're guilty of something.

Just because you're convicted in a court room doesn't mean you're guilty of something.

I ain't got no magical powers and mystical trips and all that kind of crap....

I ain't got no magical powers and mystical trips and all that kind of crap....