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" Going into Somalia, I didn't anticipate how many people's lives would be affected by it. In hindsight, I certainly wish I had taken more time to think about that, but I can't change it. "

Amanda Lindhout

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" I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive. "

" I'm afraid of elevators, because they are an enclosed space, but I get in. "

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" Maintaining my dignity is so important for me. "

Amanda Lindhout

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Dignity

" I used my captors' names every chance I had. It was intentional, a way of reminding them that I saw them, of pegging them, of making them see me in return. "

" For a while, the world for me was like a set of monkey bars. I swung from one place to the next, sometimes backward, sometimes forward, capitalizing on my own momentum, knowing that at some point my arms... would give out, and I'd fall to the ground. "

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Place

My Own

" 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. "

" Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I must thank my good friend Nigel Brennan. His strength of character in the midst of extreme hardship inspired me during the darkest days. Despite our separation, he always managed to find small ways to remind me that there are gentlemen in the world, even when I was surrounded by just the opposite. "

" The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination - what do you dream of wanting to do? "

" War dehumanizes everyone. "

Amanda Lindhout

Everyone

War

" Forgiving is not an easy thing to do. "

" 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. "

Amanda Lindhout

Work

Day

" I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible. "

Amanda Lindhout

Think

Invincible

" After being in captivity for so long, I can't begin to describe how wonderful it feels to be home in Canada. "

" Many, including the Canadian and U.S. governments, try to provide family support while also maintaining a hard line about further fuelling terrorism and hostage-taking through ransom payments ... Still, try telling that to a mother, or a father, or a husband or wife caught in the powerless agony of standing by. "

" It was a slow understanding that my kidnappers really are a product of their environment. "

" It's difficult to put into words what freedom feels like. You only know what freedom feels like if you know what it feels like to not be free. "

Amanda Lindhout

Words

You