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It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured.\

Gregory David Roberts

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
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Melbourne
Australia
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The man grinned back at me with that perfect sincerity we fear and call simple-minded.
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Because my life has been so notorious and so bad, it can overshadow my work.
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More dreams are realised and extinguished in Bombay than any other place in India.
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Ask people for help. You'll be all right. Don't worry. It's a great adventure, your life, and it has only just begun.
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The best revenge, like the best sex, is performed slowly, and with the eyes open.
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There is no man, and no place, without war. The only thing we can do is choose a side, and fight. That is the only choice we get - who we fight for, who we fight against. That is life.
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