• "They tell us to follow the rules. But they never tell us what happens when the rules are wrong."(他们告诉我们要遵守规则。但他们从来不告诉我们,如果规则本身就是错的会怎样。)—— Elwood的困惑。
• "I used to think getting out was the hard part. Now I know getting out is just the beginning."(我以前以为离开是最难的部分。现在我知道,离开只是开始。)—— Tack出狱后的感悟。
• "You can't survive this place by being good. You survive by being smart."(你不可能靠当好人在这地方活下去。你要靠聪明才能活。)—— Tack的生存哲学。
• "The worst part is not what they do to you. It's what they make you do to each other."(最可怕的不是他们对你做的事。而是他们让你对彼此做的事。)—— 关于制度性伤害的深刻洞察。
• "We made it out. But 'out' is not the same as 'free'."(我们逃出来了。但"出来了"不等于"自由了"。)—— 全片核心主题。