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" At first, I didn't want to accept that I had been abducted. I kept thinking, 'Next week, I'll be freed.' "

Ingrid Betancourt

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" We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too. "

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" You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.' "

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" I was in chains all the time, 24 hours a day, for three years. I tried to wear those chains with dignity, even if I felt that it was unbearable. "

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" It's easy when you have suffered to feel the link with what others have gone through. "

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" You only can rest when have the truth, even when it's horrible. "

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" I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena. "

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" I never say no to an ice cream. "

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" I think that women are peacemakers by genetics, because we are the ones who stay at home and because we are the ones who suffer with the aftermath of war. "

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" After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope. "

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" When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh. "

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" I have to forget in order to find peace in my soul and be able to forgive. "

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