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" During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released. "

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" In the free world, your days pass very quickly because you have so many things to do, and you're in control of your life. "

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" We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable. "

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" We're humans. Why always turn human attitude into political behaviours? I hate that. "

" I studied political science at the Ecole de Sciences Politiques in Paris. "

" The voice of the Holy Father was like a light. "

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" I think that the worst thing is realizing that mankind - that - that human beings can be so horrible to other human beings. "

" 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. "

" On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living. "

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

" I don't want to be submerged by depression. "

" Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions. "

" I called my party the Green Oxygen party because Colombians were choking. "

" 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. "

" I continue to aspire to serve Colombia as president. "

" Sometimes you need other people to embody situations so that you can talk about things that for you are important. And I think that being able to hope for the future is what builds in us the strength to just get rid of things that, in the past, can hurt. "

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

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

" The relationship with time changes when you're captive. "

" I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time. "

" I continue with the illusion of serving Colombia. Only God knows if it were to be from the presidency. "

" In Colombia, women are a huge factor for reconciliation. I have seen many strong women advocating for negotiations. I remember when the paramilitary were active, there were women close to the paramilitary asking for negotiations. "

" 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.' "

" I carry the voices of all my family within me, and they were with me there in the jungle. "

" The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war. "

" Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart. "