“I liked drugs, but that wasn’t the reason. And it wasn’t that...

“I liked drugs, but that wasn’t the reason.  And it wasn’t that I needed money either.  I had money.  I just wanted more of it.  Back then I could rob every bank in the city and nobody would notice.  There were hardly any cameras.  I robbed about thirty before I even got caught.  But one night when I was twenty-five years old, I went to rob a jewelry store.  The guy was a criminal himself.  He bought jewelry from thieves.  Of course I thought he’d panic and give me the money, but he pulled a gun on me.  So I shot him twice.  I only meant to shoot him once but I squeezed the trigger too hard.  He ended up losing an arm.  And I went to jail for thirteen years, that son of a bitch.  He should have just stayed put.  Now I’m 62.  I’m a veteran.  I just got out of jail for the seventh time in December.  I’m sleeping on this bench.  Looking back, it’s been a horrible life.  I should have done things differently.  I should have invested the money I stole.”
(Madrid, Spain)