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I believe in laughter. I believe laughter is good for the soul. I believe in making other people laugh to make them feel good.

~Anthony Ray Hinton

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The last time I saw my mom was in 1997. My mom started getting sick, and my mom finally passed away in 2002. My mom was my world. My mom was everything to me. We didn't have money. We didn't have a whole lot of materialistic things, but one thing I can truly say, that my mother loved me and all of her children unconditionally.

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I forgive because not to forgive would only hurt me.

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It took me a little while to remember how to use a fork. You know, we don't use forks in the penitentiary. You get a spoon.

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When I went to prison, for three years I didn't say a word to another human being until, going into the fourth year, when I realized, 'You know what, I have to find a way to live.'

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I loved to read books in the free world, and there was a lot of time to sit around and do nothing in prison. When you read, it opens up your mind; it helped us take our minds away from where we were.

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I have a good sense of humour, and that's what kept me for the 30 years I was locked up.

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When it seems like the whole world thinks you're bad, it's hard to hang on to your goodness.

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When you're poor and black in America, you stand a greater chance of going to prison for something you didn't do.

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I never used a gun in my life.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: June 1st, 1956

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