Amanda Lindhout Quotes

My faith in human decency was sorely tested at times during my captivity; however, after my release, I am humbly reminded that mankind is inherently good by the tremendous efforts and support of fellow Canadians.
Somalia is an important story in the world, and it needed to be told.
Sometimes it's nice for people not to know anything about me.
Sometimes, you have to make the choice to forgive 10 times a day when you have these pockets of anger come up. That's a lot of work, but to me it's worthwhile.
The big-time journalists generally had kidnapping insurance through their news organizations. Usually, it would pay for a crisis response company to help negotiate for a hostage's release. Freelancers most often had none.
The book is called 'A House in the Sky' because during the very, very darkest times, that was how I survived. I had to find a safe place to go in my mind where there was no violence being done to my body and where I could reflect on the life I had lived and the life that I still wanted to live.
The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people.
The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination - what do you dream of wanting to do?
The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long.
The same men who are placing all these outrageous restrictions on women's freedoms in southern Somalia - that type of mentality - that's what I had to deal with in captivity.
War dehumanizes everyone.
What a woman is taught, she shares with her family.
What happened to me in Somalia doesn't define me.
When you see a 14-year-old boy who has never known what peace looks like for a day in his life, there's part of you as a human being that feels some degree, you can say, compassion for the fact that these boys have known war, famine, violence and death from the day they were born.
With awareness come responsibility and choice.
Women in Somalia face almost unimaginable oppression.
You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what.
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