A House in the Sky
A source page for quotes linked to Amanda Lindhout.
“A little goes a long way in Somalia: $5 will feed a person there for about two weeks.”
“Forgiving is not an easy thing to do.”
“We all waited on an afterlife. Only I planned to be alive for mine.”
“In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy.”
“I think it's the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive.”
“I'm afraid of elevators, because they are an enclosed space, but I get in.”
“Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain.”
“Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me.”
“Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.”
“Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.”
“I have watched lives change. I have seen women gain confidence.”
“I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.”
“Being in the dark, there's a real weight to it. It's heavy.”