"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."

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Source : "Why Her And Not Me? Robert Draper on Amanda Lindhout's Kidnapping" by Robert Draper, www.elle.com. September 4, 2013.

Amanda Lindhout

#War Quotes #Long Quotes #People Quotes

“The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.”
“I use images as signifiers that point to layers of history, lost communities or a latent collective whispering within a certain context.”
“I think there is some real therapy in getting your hands in the dirt and working with food.”
“Positions are just a social construct that mean nothing to the enlightened man.”
“If I tell a joke on stage and the crowd laughs for a minute, I stand there for a minute and enjoy them laughing before I go on to the next joke. On TV, if I stand there for a minute while they laugh, I look like an idiot who can't remember the next joke.”
“One of the roles I hold really close to my heart is a small 'under-five' role I did on 'The Young and the Restless.' I think I did about four episodes and it meant so much to me, simply because it was my mom's all-time favorite soap.”

Source : "'Middle of Nowhere' Star Emayatzy Corinealdi on Her Breakout Leading Role". Interview with Jenelle Riley, www.backstage.com. September 11, 2012.
“What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.”
“I look at my women with a Shakespearean element too - the variant of emotions they are capable of - it's not all completely dour, there is a bit of humor in there too! I actually think the whole Shakespearean world is wrapped up in every human being, from beauty to destruction and everything in between.”

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