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> [“This was 1941 and I'd been in prison eleven years. I was thirty-five. I'd spent the best years of my life either in a cell or in a black-hole. I'd only had seven months of total freedom with my Indian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/this-was-1941-and-i-d-been-in-prison-eleven-years-i-was-thirty-five-i/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

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## More by Henri Charriere

> [“The tears in my pus-filled eyes became a thousand little crystals of ever color. Like stained-glass windows, I thought. God is with you today,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/the-tears-in-my-pus-filled-eyes-became-a-thousand-little-crystals-of/)

[Henri Charriere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“I must prove that I can be, that I am and will be, a normal person. Perhaps no better, but certainly no worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/i-must-prove-that-i-can-be-that-i-am-and-will-be-a-normal-person/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“We have too much technological progress, life is too hectic, and our society has only one goal: to invent still more technological marvels to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/we-have-too-much-technological-progress-life-is-too-hectic-and-our/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“Sleep in peace, you members of the jury who condemned me to this place; sleep in peace,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/sleep-in-peace-you-members-of-the-jury-who-condemned-me-to-this-place/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“And I wandered from bar to bar like a sleepwalker,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/and-i-wandered-from-bar-to-bar-like-a-sleepwalker/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“He agreed that I should buy another dictionary or, better yet, a phrase book with standard Spanish expressions. He also suggested that it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/he-agreed-that-i-should-buy-another-dictionary-or-better-yet-a-phrase/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“I am not a good enough writer to convey the intense emotion I felt over my newfound self-respect. It was a rehabilitation, if not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/i-am-not-a-good-enough-writer-to-convey-the-intense-emotion-i-felt/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“It was worth having made this break for the people, the human beings it had brought me into contact with. Although it had failed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/it-was-worth-having-made-this-break-for-the-people-the-human-beings/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“I’ve known this a long time, because when Napoleon III created the bagnes and was asked: “But who will guard these bandits?” he answered:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/i-ve-known-this-a-long-time-because-when-napoleon-iii-created-the/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

> [“This was 1941 and I'd been in prison eleven years. I was thirty-five. I'd spent the best years of my life either in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-charriere/this-was-1941-and-i-d-been-in-prison-eleven-years-i-was-thirty-five-i/)

[Henri Charrière](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-charriere/)

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