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> [The same men who are placing all these outrageous restrictions on women’s freedoms in southern Somalia – that type of mentality –…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/the-same-men-who-are-placing-all-these-outrageous-restrictions-on/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

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> [My faith in human decency was sorely tested at times during my captivity; however, after my release, I am humbly reminded that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/my-faith-in-human-decency-was-sorely-tested-at-times-during-my/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

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> [After being in captivity for so long, I can't begin to describe how wonderful it feels to be home in Canada.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/after-being-in-captivity-for-so-long-i-can-t-begin-to-describe-how/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

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## More by Amanda Lindhout

> [The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/the-countries-with-the-greatest-problems-have-the-kindest-people/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [I'm afraid of elevators, because they are an enclosed space, but I get in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/i-m-afraid-of-elevators-because-they-are-an-enclosed-space-but-i-get/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [I know firsthand how critical support systems are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/i-know-firsthand-how-critical-support-systems-are/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/contemplating-christmas-when-you-are-isolated-and-far-from-home/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [ “I'd spent my life believing that people were, at heart, kind and good. This was what the world had shown me. \[...\] If humans… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/i-d-spent-my-life-believing-that-people-were-at-heart-kind-and-good/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [After spending 460 days as a hostage, I did emerge a fundamentally changed person. But I think, like everyone does as they grow older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/after-spending-460-days-as-a-hostage-i-did-emerge-a-fundamentally/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [I think that I find a lot of my healing out in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/i-think-that-i-find-a-lot-of-my-healing-out-in-the-world/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [I swung from one place to the next, sometimes backward, sometimes forward, capitalizing on my own momentum, knowing that at some point my arms—or,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/i-swung-from-one-place-to-the-next-sometimes-backward-sometimes/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [“After almost seven months in Baghdad, I set my sights on Somalia. The reasons to do it seemed straightforward. Somalia was a mess. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/after-almost-seven-months-in-baghdad-i-set-my-sights-on-somalia-the/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [The big-time journalists generally had kidnapping insurance through their news organizations. Usually, it would pay for a crisis response company to help negotiate for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/the-big-time-journalists-generally-had-kidnapping-insurance-through/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [It was a slow understanding that my kidnappers really are a product of their environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/it-was-a-slow-understanding-that-my-kidnappers-really-are-a-product/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/it-was-a-slow-understanding-that-the-lack-of-education-in-a-country/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [Somalia is very dangerous, and no one knows that better than I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/somalia-is-very-dangerous-and-no-one-knows-that-better-than-i/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [“I did not mention that my father was home with his gay lover and that I was in Bangladesh on vacation from my job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/i-did-not-mention-that-my-father-was-home-with-his-gay-lover-and-that/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

> [War dehumanizes everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/war-dehumanizes-everyone/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

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