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" These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children. "

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" When you have a chain around your neck, you have to keep your head down and try to accept your fate without succumbing entirely to humiliation, without forgetting who you are. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications. "

" I owe everything to France. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I have shed many tears of pain and indignation. "

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

" 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. "

Ingrid Betancourt

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Everyone

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

Ingrid Betancourt

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

" In the jungle, faith also became something very real; it helped me to understand what was happening to me and changed my questions. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You are a free woman, and then you become a prisoner, and you receive all kinds of orders. Sit here, stand there. That's it. You just, you don't have the possibility of even moving to take your bag without asking for permission. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity. "