“I didn't put you in a prison, Evey. I just showed you the bars.”

— Alan Moore , V for Vendetta

Source: V for Vendetta

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English writer primarily known for his work in comic books 1953

Jessica Bird (1969) U.S. novelist

Source: Lover Awakened

“Happiness is a prison, Evey. Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.”

Alan Moore V for Vendetta

Variant: Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.
Source: V for Vendetta (1989)

“You don't see your prison because its bars are invisible.”

Dan Millman book Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Book one: The winds of change - The web of illusion
Way of the Peaceful Warrior (1980)

“You have come out of the big prison which you had been put in and you have taken me out with the same act from the small prison which I had been put in.”

Samir Geagea (1952) Lebanese politician and war lord

Upon being released from Yarze prison, as quoted in an Associate Press report "Ex-Christian Warlord Released in Lebanon" by Zeina Karam (26 July 2005)
Variant translation: Now that you (Lebanese people) have come out of the great prison to which you were confined, you have released me from the small prison in which I was put.
Full text of speech made on his release from prison (26 July 2005) http://www.lebanonwire.com/0705/05072701LW.asp

“Then there was this extra on the set who runs up to me and says, "Oh, I know you! I know who you is, I seen you before. You that comedienne, Margaret Cho! I saw you at the Comedy Store. You was wearin' a kimono and you was bowin'." "No, that's the other one." "Oh, right! Now I remember. I just didn't recognize you because you've put on a little weight since your show." And it didn't piss me off that she said that, but it was that she said, "You put on a lot of *gestures* weight!" so I'll know exactly where I put it. And it pissed me off, so I just sort of talked about it to everybody for the whole day. The next day I come into work and the assistant producer comes over to me and says, "Uh, you know that lady from the other day? Well, don't worry. We took care of her."”

Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian

Oh my God! What did you do?! Suddenly I felt like I was running around like this tyrant, all drunk with power- "Nobody can call me fat on this set!"
From Her Tours and CDs, Drunk With Power CD