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> [I mean, what is prison, really, except a good bar without the liquor?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-mean-what-is-prison-really-except-a-good-bar-without-the-liquor/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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> [People always think about what prison is. What prison really is - it's not a physical challenge, it's mental.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hill-harper/people-always-think-about-what-prison-is-what-prison-really-is-it-s/)

[Hill Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hill-harper/)

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> [“I think that an objective reader may see how in the society to which I was exposed as a black youth here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/i-think-that-an-objective-reader-may-see-how-in-the-society-to-which/)

[Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/)

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> [I spent my life behind bars, and what people don't know is getting out of prison is really nerve-racking - you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cabral/i-spent-my-life-behind-bars-and-what-people-don-t-know-is-getting-out/)

[Richard Cabral](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cabral/)

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> [Prison is what really radicalized me most deeply. I remember thinking, my God, these people did things that were no worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dellinger/prison-is-what-really-radicalized-me-most-deeply-i-remember-thinking/)

[David Dellinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dellinger/)

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> [To be honest, I would probably rather spend, like, a month in prison than spend a month rehearsing with some musicians, metalheads.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/to-be-honest-i-would-probably-rather-spend-like-a-month-in-prison/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

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