I've always been strongly on the side of non-violence. Also, I think that if you use the wrong means, the ends themselves get distorted.

How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?

I was a prisoner, but I always felt free because I was not frightened So for me real freedom is freedom from fear.

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves – they can't depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.

I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end, I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.