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Author - Ishmael Beah
Quotes by : Ishmael Beah
Age
I grew up in Sierra Leone, in a small village where as a boy my imagination was sparked by the oral tradition....
civil war
Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the....
silence
I am always quiet so that I know what to say when I must speak.
Children
I was one of those children forced into fighting at the age of 13, in my country Sierra Leone, a war....
war
We took a bowl each and started eating. He went back into the little room, and by the time he returned....
death
How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?" he asked. He waited....
soldier
My squad was my family, my gun was my provider and protector, and my rule was to kill or be killed. The....
soldier
I put my hands behind my head and lay on my back, trying to hold on to the memories of my family. Their....
suffering
On our way back to her house, I didn’t look at the city lights any longer. I looked into the sky and....
innocence
I was so happy that my mother, father, and two brothers had somehow found one another. Perhaps my mother....
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