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Crime is stupid, lazy and weak. You can only exploit it and make money out of it.

Gregory David Roberts

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
Author
Novelist
Prosaist
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Lazy
Weak
Crime
Stupid
Money
Make
Exploit
Exploits

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