72 Quotes by Amanda Lindhout

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.

It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems.

You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what.

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

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.

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.

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

What happened to me in Somalia doesn't define me.

Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother's roast turkey.