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" I think my attitude to human beings has changed since leaving prison. "

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" But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot. "

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" Well I think after leaving prison, and having written three diaries about life in prison, it became a sort of a new challenge to write another novel, to write a new novel. "

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" Well I certainly have learned and I hope I'm moving on and certainly two years of prison was a terrible punishment. "