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I genuinely believe that being on death row for 22 years ultimately saved my life. It was the greatest adventure of my life, and I survived it.

The hardest thing to do when people are hurting you is to remain a decent person.

The whole purpose of my education ultimately was so I could deliver a statement eloquently before my execution.

I didn't mind the 23 hours a day solitary confinement for the majority of the time, because after the first few years in prison, when I stopped being angry and started to like myself and understand myself, it was OK. I still enjoy my own company sometimes.

I had an enormous responsibility not just to survive but to become a good man because I had all of my family's hopes on my shoulders because they walked around outside without the shield that I carried knowing I hadn't done anything.

I circumnavigated the globe while I was sitting in a prison. It was wonderful because I kept defeating those walls they put around me.

Here's the crazy thing: if I was guilty I would be entitled to job training, housing, medical treatment. But I have nothing. I was released with five dollars and 37 cents of my own money.

I believe life imprisonment is far worse than the death penalty.

I taught myself German and psychology. Learning about psychology really helped me understand myself and the others around me and it helped keep me sane.

Everyone seems to be rushing through their lives, wishing they had just two minutes to do all the things they want to get gone.

I used to dream about being able to sit at a table with another human being, have a normal conversation, and have a meal with normal cutlery, and have normal moments.

There is a man out there who prosecuted me. He's been constantly calling different lawyers, telling them how afraid of me his is. He's afraid I'll come after him now that I'm out, because of all the horrible things he did to me. The furthest thing from my mind I would ever do is waste a day being vindictive.

If you torture a man as I was tortured he will learn more about love than you could ever ­imagine, and that has left me ­vulnerable.

For more than 20 years my identity was bonded with those people on death row, I cared about them.

Death row saved my life. It taught me everything is a luxury to be treasured.

I used music and reading to erase my world, so basically I read for up to 16 hours a day for 23 years.

My worst memory is living through the 1989 riot in Huntingdon Prison.

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