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Gregory David Roberts

12 quotesNovelist · Born Jun 21, 1952 · Australia · Male

Gregory David Roberts (born Gregory John Peter Smith; 21 June 1952) is an Australian author best known for his novel Shantaram. He is a former heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980 and fled to India, where he lived for ten years. 2Life Roberts reportedly became addicted to heroin after his marriage ended, and he lost custody of his young daughter. In his efforts to finance his drug habit, Roberts became known as the "Building Society Bandit" and the "Gentleman Bandit", because he had chosen to rob only institutions with adequate insurance, he would wear a three-piece suit, and he always said "please" and "thank you" to the people he robbed. Roberts believed at the time that in this way he was lessening the brutality of his acts, but later in his life he admitted that people only gave him money because he had made them afraid. He escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980. In 1990, Roberts was captured in Frankfurt after being caught smuggling heroin into the country. He was extradited to Australia and served a further six years in prison, two of which were spent in solitary confinement. According to Roberts, he escaped prison again during that time, but relented and smuggled himself back into jail. His intention was to serve the rest of his sentence to give himself the chance to be reunited with his famil

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From “Shantaram”

Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.

Heartache Heartbreak Pain Failed Relationship Lessons In Love

At first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. What we should fear and dread, of course, is that we won’t stop loving them.

Love Selfless Love Giving Love To Others Positive Attribute life advice

Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.

Heart Break Pain strength

Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.

Getting Stronger

One of the reasons why we crave love, and seek it so desperately, is that love is the only cure for loneliness, and shame, and sorrow. But some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again. Some truths about yourself are so painful that only shame can help…

Love Desire help Shame Loneliness

Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears.

Love Hope cry Tears

I was interested in everything and committed to nothing.

Commitment Interest

I was interested in everything and committed to nothing

interests likes matter of motivation unmotivated disincentive

Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears.

Life Quotes Deep Feelings

Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears.

Hope Love Sadness

She loved the guy. She did it for him. She would’ve done anything for him. Some people are like that. Some loves are like that. Most loves are like that, from what I can see. Your heart starts to feel like an overcrowded lifeboat. You throw your pride out to keep it afloat, and your self-respect and…

Love Sacrifice Helping someone Suffering

Some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again. Some truths are so painful that only shame can help you live with them. Some things are so sad that only your soul can do the crying for them.

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