Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live.

His books were the closest thing he had to furniture and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.

My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.

Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb.

When he thought of his history, what resonated with him now was not all that he had suffered but the divine love that he believed had intervened to save him.

I got sick when I was 19, and I'd been a really healthy 19-year-old, so I don't have a lot to compare it to. Does it feel like the pain after you give birth? I don't know

Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I've been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process.