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" Reconciliation is a national decision that has to be debated and a consensus made among Colombians. "

Ingrid Betancourt

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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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" You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss. "

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" 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. "

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" In a kidnapping, you leave behind a lot of your baggage, like arrogance and stubbornness. "

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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 was forbidden to talk to my fellow hostages. "

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

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" More than a victim, I am a survivor of a dehumanization process. "

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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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" In captivity, one loses every way of acting over little details which satisfy the essentials of life. Everything has to be asked for: permission to go to the toilet, permission to ask a guard something, permission to talk to another hostage - to brush your teeth, use toilet paper, everything is a negotiation. "

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" As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving. "

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

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" Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt. "

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" The only thing I've settled in my mind is that I want to forgive, and forgiveness comes with forgetting. "

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" I never say no to an ice cream. "

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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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" A novel - it's also a way of attacking subjects that you cannot confront in the eye. "

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

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" It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting. "

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

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" I owe everything to France. "

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