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.
From Ingrid Betancourt
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 never say no to an ice cream.
I want to tell President Sarkozy - and through him, all the French people - that they were our support, our light.
The voice of the Holy Father was like a light.
I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena.
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.
You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss.
I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
I was forbidden to talk to my fellow hostages.
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