Quotes by : Ingrid Betancourt

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

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

I knew of no instruction manual for reaching a higher level of humanity and a greater wisdom. But I felt....

I was beginning to think that in life there might be some suffering that was worth enduring.

As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children....

I was discovering that the most precious gift someone can give us is time, because what gives time its....

I am alone. I am here. No one is watching me. In these hours of silence that I cherish, I talk to myself....

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.

The book in my hands became my trusted companion. What was written there had so much power that it forced....