I believe in having a more open mind and including others who don't share your faith and having dialogue with them. And just having a pure heart and being a good person can bring you closer to God. Because once you believe in one particular religion fully and not others, that requires you to start disliking people who don't share your views.

...children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance.

I get a chance to observe the moon now, I still see those same images I saw when I was six, and it pleases me to know that that part of my childhood is still embedded in me.

How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?

Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy. Even people who knew you became extremely careful about how they related or spoke to you.

I was still hesitant to let myself let go, because I still believed in the fragility of happiness.

My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.