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

“The relationship with time changes when you're captive.”

“After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.”

“We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity it's inevitable. ”

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

“Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.”

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

“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.”

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

“I knew of no instruction manual for reaching a higher level of humanity and a greater wisdom. But I felt intuitively that laughter was the beginning of wisdom, as is was indispensable for survival.”

“I already knew that I had the ability to free myself from hatred, and I viewed this as my most significant conquest.”