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" I hate light... I feel like at night, it's safer. If anything happens, there's a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside. "

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" I think, when you survive any intense experience, people try to moralize you; a lot of people just try to raise you high, and it's so not fair to you and to everybody else. "

Clemantine Wamariya

You

Think

Survive

" As a child growing up in refugee camps, life taught me that many things were impossible. My older sister, Claire, taught me otherwise when her strength and resilience made the impossible possible in the way she worked, behaved, and took control of our lives. "

" I truly hope readers learn to believe in their imaginations and their ability to shape their own lives. That's what 'The Girl Who Smiled Beads' means to me. "

Clemantine Wamariya

Girl

Learn

" I want people to know that they are the masters, the queens, kings, and gods of their own story. "

" My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups. "

" We need to examine hatred on a global perspective because hatred is everywhere, and it does not matter who you are: you can be a victim of it anywhere and anytime. "

" I never thought that being a public speaker would teach me so much about life and make it so beautiful as well. "

Clemantine Wamariya

Life

Teach

" Sharing is wonderful, but giving - I give, you take - often maintains the power status quo. "

" We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. "

" I was the most tired 11-year-old in the world. "

" Set goals but be flexible. "

" The tradition of Umuganda is a beautiful and inspiring one. It connects people to their surrounds and creates a responsible community. "

" There are a lot of great people everywhere. And there are also a lot of not so great people. "

" If we believe that a person seeking refuge is to be pitied, feared, despised, and looked down upon, we are doing ourselves a disservice. "

" Words will never be enough to quantify and qualify the many magnitudes of human-caused destruction. "

" If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages. "

" My experiences have shown me that when an opportunity bigger than you comes along and you feel unprepared and doubtful, it is important to permit those emotions and let that energy drive you and inspire you to move forward. "

" It is so important to share experiences with one another. Humans are so often in their own heads and not looking to others. But we have to realize that we are always invited to be a part of someone else's story - we are together in this. "

" When you're in survival mode, you numb yourself. "

" To the young girl who fails to see opportunities around her: Awaken the intellectual curiosity within you. Go on, search for those opportunities and chase after them! Because when you are curious and in 'search mode,' you will meet a lot of people and learn, and when you find opportunities, you will be exhilarated rather than overwhelmed. "

" I am not a refugee. I sought refuge for many years, but the word 'refugee' does not define me. It just limits me and puts me in a box. "

" Growing up, many of us are taught to place limits on what we can accomplish while on earth. We tend to think of things in binary form: either as possible or, more frequently, impossible. "

" Safety should be a birthright. "

" Labels and classifications of any type are not law, nor are they written in stone. It's up to us to be aware of this and confront it and break through it by doing things that shock and surprise people because they thought we could never achieve at that level. "

" Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away. "

Clemantine Wamariya

Away

Forgiveness

" I want to listen to people's stories and find strength in them. There is so much human-caused pain and suffering in the world. I want to honor all those difficult experiences and acknowledge their aftermath. At the same time, I want to really see and love the world around me. "

" Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up. "

" I don't think in a linear form. "

" Every single person on the planet has equal humanity. "

" I'm open to everything. Take me anywhere, show me everything. "

Clemantine Wamariya

Open

Show