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Prisons are the temples where devils learn to prey. Every time we turn the key we twist the knife of fate, because every time we cage a man we close him in with hate.

Gregory David Roberts

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
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Melbourne
Australia
Close
Knife
Turn
Prey
Turns
Knives
Devils
Learn
Temples
Twist
Hate
Prison
Prisons
Every
Keys
Cage
Men
Devil
Twists
Time
Fate
Cages

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