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Some prisons don't require bars to keep people locked inside. All it takes is their perception that they belong there.

Some prisons don't require bars to keep people locked inside. All it takes is their perception that they belong there.

Approximate author period: c. 1969 AD · modern

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Lysa TerKeurst
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Approximate author period: c. 1969 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Lysa TerKeurst: documented birth year 1969; activity date not established. Wikidata Q6710079, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6710079 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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