At the time of our conversations, Chelsea Manning was 22 years of age - my own age when I made the choice to surrender to federal authorities ... I saw someone very familiar that day, and suddenly felt very old.

— Adrián Lamo

I am not a wishing well with legs. (Paraphrasing Babylon 5's London Dollar, repeatedly, when asked to perform hacking functions for strangers.)

— Adrián Lamo

It's my job to play this role that I'm cast in to the very best of my ability, the same as any other actor. You can't possibly be yourself in the public eye. All the little things that make us human don't stand up under the scrutiny of the camera. [on being a public figure]

— Adrián Lamo

I wish all those involved in the Wikileaks matter in the spirit of truth (rather than as a cheap opportunity to screw with a .gov they dislike) the very best. I hope that they'll bear in mind that truth is not some pure thing that brings light and scatters rose petals wherever it goes. It can hurt people that don't deserve to be hurt. It has thorns. Treat it gently. (From an open letter.)

— Adrián Lamo

People represented in book or film travel vast oceans of life unrecorded; studio time costs money, and pens grow heavy.

— Adrián Lamo

The universe doesn't waste anything. Sometimes, we just don't have standing to see how events or experiences are important.

— Adrián Lamo