The same men who are placing all these outrageous restrictions on women’s freedoms in southern Somalia – that type of mentality – that’s what I had to deal with in captivity. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
It’s difficult to put into words what freedom feels like. You only know what freedom feels like if you know what it feels like to not be free. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
I don’t only long for the thrill of being in the middle of a war, I must understand it; I must make other people understand. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
The big-time journalists generally had kidnapping insurance through their news organizations. Usually, it would pay for a crisis response company to help negotiate for a hostage’s release. Freelancers most often had none. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote